Syncing municipal elections with national ones would boost turnout, experts say. A new poll shows majority of Boston voters support the move.
Syncing municipal elections with national ones would boost turnout, experts say. A new poll shows a majority of Boston voters support the move Danny McDonald © Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff A voter picked up a sticker after casting a ballot at the BCYF Shelburne Community Center in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston on election day last November. Ahead of a diverse and high-profile mayoral race, a new poll shows 61 percent of Bostonians prefer aligning local city elections with presidential and national midterm contests, in a move proponents say would increase turnout and les...