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According to Hatch Sterret of Cambridge United for Rent Equity (CURE), the problem was that thousands of 'inactive' voters who no longer live in Cambridge were counted by the Election Commission as part of the general voting base...
...Bill Cavellini, housing organizer of the Eviction Free Zone (EFZ), another Cambridge rent control group, says that it is the Election Commission's fault that the question will not appear on the ballot...
...problem with this situation, Koocher says, is that rent control supporters will not turn out at the polls in full force without the question on the ballot...
Koocher says a similar situation took place in 1989, when Proposition 123--though it did not pass--caused a stir with rent control advocates and brought voters to the polls...
...longtime employee of the City of Cambridge, Giacobbe has been an activist in local causes like the Eviction Free Zone. She wants to institute rent control, prevent overdevelopment (especially by universities) and promote city employee's rights...