Law quirk requires a costly primary
City Council hopefuls exceed number allowed
A legal quirk in the way Boston conducts its elections will probably require a citywide preliminary vote in September, forcing the city to spend at least $500,000 to narrow a field of at-large City Council hopefuls by one, from nine candidates to eight. (Full article: 905 words)
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