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Citing COVID, Boston’s Mayoral Candidates Push To Lower Ballot Hurdles Each Boston mayoral candidate has to get 3,000 unique signatures to get on the ballot — for now. gregobagel/Getty Images/iStockphoto In an open letter released Tuesday, five of Boston’s six mayoral candidates urged the state to relax the signature-gathering requirements to get on the ballot for the 2021 election, citing ongoing risks posed by the pandemic. “Our ability to campaign for office and access t...