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Cambridge is the last (and first) bastion of strict proportional representation (residents affectionately call it PR) in the country. To understand the system, let's follow a hypothetical voter through the electoral process--from the voting booth to the floor of the gymnasium, where a corps of veteran pollsters gather...
"However, people are going to read about saving money through conservation and just naturally vote yes," Smith says. He adds that the city has a 52-per-cent "dependence on the nukes."
Among the candidates themselves, only an intricate arrangement for billings and credits prevents squabbles. For example: each candidate's literature also lists the entire slate. But not in alphabetical order, presumably because that would aid Francis Duehay and hurt David Wylie. So candidates begin the list with the name closest...
White's three terms in office have encouraged a growing confidence in the future of the city. The mayor has attracted large sums of federal money to Boston, which is in good, financial shape. Although White's recent failure to adequately address the issue of racism does not speak well...
Addressing only tenant issues, the equally liberal Rent Control Task Force endorsed a slate of candidates but raised only $100 through October 20 for its campaign.