Boston City Councilor Gabriela Coletta Zapata, who says she has secured the body’s presidency, was captured on police body cam footage interacting with a voter inside a polling place, in potential violation of state law that prohibits political activity.

Coletta Zapata was seen arguing with a Boston police officer, who was seemingly asking her to leave a polling location in her district after witnessing her speaking with a voter during early voting hours for the September preliminary election. The interaction was captured on body camera footage that was released to the Herald on Friday by the Boston Police Department after a public records request.

Under Massachusetts law, electioneering, campaigning, signature-gathering, and other specific political activities are prohibited within 150

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