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But many agree that such drawn-out complications should be curtailed in future mayoral elections to ensure that preventable delays do not disrupt the city’s smooth sailing—and civic leaders have proposed a variety of amendments to a clearly troubled selection process.
But California’s initiative is nevertheless a valuable step, since the federal government is not yet ready to legalize. The California bill brings attention to the issue and, if adopted, will encourage other states and the federal government to follow suit.
But some say that the mayorship carries very little recognition—in fact, the delay in selecting a mayor had “practically zero” impact on the city, according to local political pundit Robert Winters.
But members of the School Committee point out that the sluggish mayoral race forced them to wait for the selection of their final committee member—the mayor—and thereby stymied their attempts to assign members to subcommittees.
But he adds, “We did...a very good job of not letting that slow us down.”