Boston officials blame ballot shortage on ‘miscalculation’ as Sec. Galvin weighs takeover
Boston officials blamed a “miscalculation” for multiple polling locations running out of ballots Tuesday, an issue that prompted Massachusetts' top elections official to consider a temporary state takeover of the city’s elections division.
Watch Live: Boston ballot shortages being investigated by Massachusetts Secretary of State
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.
State opens investigation into Boston's ballot shortages on Election Day
A day after some polling stations in Boston ran out of ballots, Secretary of State William Galvin launched an investigation into the city's handling of the 2024 Election, his office said Wednesday.
Galvin may name receiver after Boston ballot problem
Secretary of State William Galvin says he will most likely appoint a receiver to seize control of Boston's election division, after some city polling locations did not have enough ballots during Election Day, causing the secretary's office to send police cars, sirens blaring, to rush extra ballots to those locations.
‘So egregious’: Mass. Secretary of State Galvin slams Boston for ballot issues
That’s just not the way we run elections in Massachusetts,” the state's top elections official told reporters.
Boston polling stations run out of ballots, more sent via police
Polling stations in some Boston precincts ran out of ballots Tuesday afternoon, with police dispatched to replenish supplies before the polls closed.
‘So egregious': Mass. investigating ballots running out at Boston polling places
After ballots ran out at several Boston polling places on Election Day, Massachusetts' secretary of state announced an investigation into "significant problems" with how Tuesday's vote was administered by the Boston Elections Department.
Boston Elections Department under state investigation for ballot shortages
As election officials and individual voters in my own office attempted to reach out to the Boston Election Department and other Boston officials during the day yesterday, they were not answering the phone,
Amid a crush of voters, Boston sends extra ballots to some polling places, city confirms
(3/3) — City of Boston (@CityOfBoston) November 6, 2024 Some media reported that Boston police delivered the ballots to ...
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Last-minute scramble for ballots in Boston, ‘dim lights’ push voting past deadline
A shortage of ballots in the state’s largest city led to last-minute chaos, with state election officials directing ...
Boston city councilors urge Massachusetts Secretary of State to follow through on receivership threat after election ballot fiasco
Two Boston city councilors are pressing Secretary of State William Galvin to follow through on his threat to place the Boston ...
Phones rung at the Boston Election Commission, but no one answered
In a highly consequential vote Tuesday, Boston’s election apparatus was sorely tested — and in as many as 10 polling ...
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Some Boston polling places run out of ballots because of high voter turnout
BOSTON - Some polling places in Boston ran out of ballots on Election Day before closing time Tuesday. The ballot ...
Investigation opens into Boston’s administration of Nov. 5 election
that numerous polling locations throughout the City of Boston were not provided with a sufficient number of ballots for ...
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Ballots run low in 2 Boston wards; police rushing in extras
Boston police were delivering extra ballots to two wards on Election Night after the precincts reported they were running ...