Democracy in City Hall

Boston's political scene is dominated by people who know people. This is not by mistake; our laws have been created with the purpose of depressing turnout and that is no clearer in how the city administers city council elections. 2023 was the last city council election that didn't have the mayor on the ballot and turnout was 19%. We need to engage more people and that begins with the city council itself.

Policies and advocacy I will act on

• Move municipal elections to even years. Odd-year elections destroy turnout and cost the city more money.

• Municipal suffrage for non-citizen residents. You can get taxed on property in Boston and have no say in the municipal government. Sounds familiar...

• Municipal suffrage for 16 and 17-year-olds. The youth of Boston deserve to have a voice.

• Move primaries in order to avoid move-in day

• Programs to increase voter registration and participation