Updated on February 3, 2021 at 4:24 pm
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The Boston City Council on Wednesday approved a petition that would bypass the otherwise required special election if Mayor Marty Walsh resigns before March 5.
Councilor Ricardo Arroyo filed the petition after President Joe Biden nominated Walsh as labor secretary. Arroyo said that given the COVID-19 crisis, it would be irresponsible for the city to potentially hold four elections a special, the regularly scheduled November contest, and preliminary elections preceding each in a five-month span.
Holding multiple mayoral elections during a pandemic and in such a short time period is a serious threat to the health of our residents, our city workers and our communities, and will contribute to the disenfranchisement of people of color, disabled and low-income communities, and would be wasteful and costly as an expenditure for the city at a time when our revenues are down and so many of our critical services are in need of incre
Boston City Council votes to bypass special mayoral election
Bypassing special election still requires legislature, governor approval Share Updated: 4:26 PM EST Feb 3, 2021
Boston City Council votes to bypass special mayoral election
Bypassing special election still requires legislature, governor approval Share Updated: 4:26 PM EST Feb 3, 2021
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Show Transcript JOINS US LIVE TO EXPLAIN TODAY’S MOVE. BEN AND EMILY, AS YOU KNOW, PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS NOMINATED MAYOR WALSH TO BE HIS SECRETARY OF LABOR. CONFIRMATION HEARINGS FOR WALSH ARE EXPECTED TO GET UNDERWAY TOMORROW AT 10:00 A.M. IN WASHINGTON. WALSH IS EXPECTED TO BE APPROVED, THAT MEANS HIS JOB HERE IN BOSTON WILL BE UP FOR GRABS. NORMALLY, A SPECIAL ELECTION WOULD BE HELD TO FILL THE SEAT, BUT COUNCILORS VOTED 12-TO ZERO 12-0 TODAY TO WAIT UNTIL NEXT NOVEMBER TO ELECT A NEW MAYOR. THE MEASURE NOW HEAD’S TO MARTY WALSH’S DESK, BEFORE HEADING TO THE LEGISLATURE AND GOVEN
Boston City Council approves petition to skip special mayoral election
By Danny McDonald Globe Staff,Updated February 3, 2021, 1:50 p.m.
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The Boston City Council approved a home rule petition Wednesday that would avoid a special election should Mayor Martin J. Walsh leave his City Hall post to join the Biden administration before March 5.
The matter now heads to Walsh, who is expected to step down in coming weeks to become the nationâs next labor secretary. Should he sign the petition, it would head to the State House for approval from lawmakers and the governor.
Updated on February 3, 2021 at 4:23 pm
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The Boston City Council on Wednesday approved a petition that would bypass the otherwise required special election if Mayor Marty Walsh resigns before March 5.
Councilor Ricardo Arroyo filed the petition after President Joe Biden nominated Walsh as labor secretary. Arroyo said that given the COVID-19 crisis, it would be irresponsible for the city to potentially hold four elections a special, the regularly scheduled November contest, and preliminary elections preceding each in a five-month span.
Holding multiple mayoral elections during a pandemic and in such a short time period is a serious threat to the health of our residents, our city workers and our communities, and will contribute to the disenfranchisement of people of color, disabled and low-income communities, and would be wasteful and costly as an expenditure for the city at a time when our revenues are down and so many of our critical services are in need of incre
updated on March 22, 2021 | 11:10 AM
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Declared candidates:
Andrea Campbell, District 4 city councilor and Mattapan resident
Jon Santiago, state representative for the 9th Suffolk district and South End resident
John Barros, former city economic development chief and Dorchester resident
Updates below:
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