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Taunton council tables probe of alleged election interference, asks elections office for safeguards memo
Summary
The Taunton City Council voted Monday to table further work on allegations of attempted interference in the preliminary election until a date‑certain, and asked the elections office to provide a written summary of safeguards for handling ballots and returns.
The Taunton City Council voted Monday to table further work on allegations of attempted interference in the preliminary election until a date‑certain, and asked the elections office to provide a written summary of safeguards for handling ballots and returns.
The matter, originally scheduled for executive session under Massachusetts General Law chapter 30A, §21, was moved into open session after Councilor John McCall invoked his statutory right to an open meeting because he would be the individual discussed. City Solicitor Matthew J. Costa advised the council that the meeting would be run as a council hearing rather than an adjudicatory proceeding and that attorneys would not conduct formal…
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