Spending increase on ’15 City Council race far outpaced voter growth from ’13 election (corrected)
The number of voters in this year’s municipal elections were up a little over half a percent since the elections of 2013, despite campaign spending this year of $651,663, up from a total spend two years ago of $535,871 – or a rise of nearly 22 percent.
Four issues simmering under the scenes during Cambridge’s Campaign 2013 (update)
An election season is full of debates and controversies silly and serious. In the one just past, we saw questions about candidates’ comments, past associations and campaign headquarters.
Recount ends with Day 9; vanBeuzekom remains cut from City Council’s next term
A vote recount ended Thursday without incumbent Minka vanBeuzekom’s reelection to City Council. It was called at 6:05 p.m.
Results in council election change little for vanBeuzekom in recount’s first round
The City Council election looked largely unchanged Friday as election commissioners finished the first round of a recount from the Nov. 5 election: Incumbent Minka vanBeuzekom, who called for the recount, was listed 11th for a nine-member council
As council recount begins, final campaign figures show expenses surging for votes
Although the election season lingers on with a City Council recount starting today – and expected to go for the next two weeks – council candidates have filed their final campaign finance reports, and things look a little different.
City Council election recount is to start Monday at Willis Moore Youth Center
A recount of the Nov. 5 City Council election is set to start at 8:30 a.m. Monday at the Willis Moore Youth Center in the Riverside neighborhood, according to a report from an attendee.
Election Commission accepts City Council recount, begins gearing up for giant task
Election commissioners voted 4-0 to accept a recount petition for the Nov. 5 City Council election, and they started figuring out some of the logistics of a task expected to take a week or two and use “much more than 60” paid election workers.
Election recount called by vanBeuzekom; Reeves says he’s ‘off to new beginning’ (update)
She filed with 150 signatures, although only 50 were needed under the rules of the city’s Election Commission. A recount must begin within 10 days.
Count of final ballots doesn’t change who sits on council, with recount still possible (update)
The counting of four provisional and three overseas ballots widened the vote gap between Minka vanBeuzekom and Nadeem Mazen, the challenger likely to be taking her City Council seat in January.
Benzan invites all to victory celebration
Newly elected city councillor Dennis Benzan invites supporters, friends and neighbors to a victory celebration to be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Central Kitchen, 567 Massachusetts Ave., Central Square.
