Boston, William Galvin and Election Day

Secretary Galvin orders Boston to overhaul election administration
Boston has been ordered to make changes to the way it administers elections after running out of ballots at polling locations on Election Day 2024.
Bill Galvin orders Boston Elections Department to overhaul practices after ballot mess: ‘Serious problems’
Secretary Bill Galvin orders Boston Elections Department to overhaul practices after ballot mess: ‘Serious problems’
Boston ordered to make changes to elections by Massachusetts Secretary Galvin
William Galvin has ordered Boston to change the way it runs elections after the city ran out of ballots in 2024.
Galvin orders overhaul of Boston election practices
Secretary of State Bill Galvin has ordered Boston to "overhaul" its election practices, including when it provides ballots to precincts and how it communicates with poll workers.
Mass. elections watchdog orders Boston to fix voting issues
Boston officials must overhaul their protocols for training election workers, communicating with them on voting day, and supplying ballots to polling locations after a state report faulted the city for mishaps during the November election.
Galvin to appoint receiver for Boston Elections Division
The secretary of state will appoint a receiver to oversee Boston’s election division after there were “serious problems” with the city’s administration of the 2024 state and federal elections, the secretary’s office said Monday.
Will special election be held to fill Carol Doherty's state rep seat? How that works
The recent death of State Rep. Carol Doherty leaves a sudden vacancy in the Taunton and Easton seat. Here's what happens when ...
Guess who’s governor of Massachusetts today?
That’d be Secretary of State William L. Galvin, who’s serving as acting governor until Healey and Driscoll get back, his ...
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Voters demanded transparency. Is that what the Massachusetts Senate delivered?
Mass. Senate lawmakers passed some session rules aiming to make the legislative process a little easier for people in the ...
Coalition backing MCAS ballot question spent just over $8 per vote in 2024, report says
A coalition that successfully convinced voters to nix the MCAS graduation requirement for high school students spent just ...
Massachusetts 'right to repair' law wins important legal victory
THE STATE’S RIGHT TO REPAIR LAW HAS WON AN IMPORTANT LEGAL VICTORY. A FEDERAL JUDGE HAS DISMISSED A LAWSUIT THAT CHALLENGED ...
Musk's politics leave Massachusetts Tesla owners looking to sell
Many Massachusetts residents say they're unlikely to buy another Tesla and want to get rid of the one they have.
Boston elections department will get state oversight after state probe found ‘unacceptable’ lapses last fall
Secretary of State William F. Galvin released his order Monday after investigating complaints that the polling locations in ...