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To the Editor: It was a glitzy occasion in May of 2012 when handsome Dr. Ralph de la Torre looked out over the expanse of white-clothed dining tables at the elegant Quincy Links Restaurant and promised the assembled Quincy politicians and notables, the eager staff of our multi-site community health center, and the specialist physicians who supported our mission, that his
Boston City Council’s Nov. 7 elections are just around the corner, and former director for Mayor Michelle Wu’s Office of Civic Organizing, Henry Santana, is a contender for one of the four City Councilor At-Large positions. Incumbent councilors often win reelection, and current City Councilors At-Large Ruthzee Louijeune, Julia Mejia and Erin Murphy are seeking...
Another odd election result, another tally for a ranked-choice system Updated March 11, 2021, 2:30 a.m. Email to a Friend Perils of plurality on display in 19th Suffolk District primary A paradox of our current plurality system of voting is that the more candidates who run to represent a community or interest group, the greater the risk of splitting their votes. In other words, the community with the most political energy is penalized. In the March 4 Metro section of the Globe, Emma Platoff (âPrimary sparks ranked-choice voting debateâ) and Yvonne Abraham (âOut of step with the...