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Council votes 7-4 to take no further action on mayor’s request to reconsider preliminary election date

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After a lengthy floor speech opposing the change, the council voted 7-4 to take no further action on M4, the mayor’s request to reconsider the Board of Election Commissioners’ recommendation to hold the 2025 preliminary election on Sept. 16.

The New Bedford City Council voted 7-4 on March 27 to take no further action on M4, a mayoral communication asking the council to reconsider the Board of Election Commissioners’ recommendation that the 2025 preliminary election be held Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025.

Councilor Burger delivered an extended floor statement urging the council to change course and not stick with a date he…

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