With voters heading to the polls in Boston on Tuesday for the first time since November 2024, officials are preparing to make sure this election goes much more smoothly than the last.

In Boston, the most recent presidential election was plagued by issues, including multiple polling locations running out of ballots and election workers unable to contact the city’s Election Department.

Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin launched an investigation into the handling of the election immediately afterward and eventually put the department into receivership.

During the Sept. 9 preliminary municipal election, Galvin said all voting precincts should have enough ballots for everyone, plus extras.

“We’re very confident all the ballots that will be necessary for the voters will be

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