Formal position, not binding
Call for investigation into early voting ballot errors
Last activity August 27, 2026 (23 days ago)
Did not pass
The City Council resolution asked the Massachusetts Secretary of State to investigate incorrect ballots distributed during Early Voting in Boston and to maintain state receivership of the Boston Election Department through the 2028 election. The measure was introduced August 24, 2026, and passed by the Council on August 26, but the rules were suspended and it failed to be adopted.
Affects Boston voters and Early voters in Boston
In South Boston
Compare with the government's own wording
Official title
Resolution in support of an investigation by the Massachusetts Secretary of State into incorrect ballots distributed during Early Voting in Boston and maintaining state receivership of Boston Election Department through the 2028 election.
Timeline
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August 26, 2026
The rules were suspended; the resolution failed to be adopted.
City Council
Coletta Zapata in the chair. On motion of Councilor Flynn, the rules were suspended; the resolution failed to be adopted: yeas 2 (Flynn, Murphy), nays 7 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Pepén, Santana, Worrell), present 1 (Culpepper), absent 3 (Durkan, Mejia, Weber).