Two Boston city councilors are pressing Secretary of State William Galvin to follow through on his threat to place the Boston Election Department into receivership for its Election Day missteps that left polling places short on ballots.

Massachusetts Secretary of State Bill Galvin has opened an investigation into the Boston Election Commission after some polling places ran out of ballots​ on Tuesday.

Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin opened an investigation into the Boston Election Department after multiple polling locations throughout the city were not provided a “sufficient number” of ballots for the election on Tuesday.

In at least one case, officers were authorized to activate their lights and sirens to get the ballots to the polling place through rush hour traffic.