Democrat's party switch gives GOP majority on New Bedford election board
Republicans make up only 6% of active New Bedford voters, but somehow they have quietly gained the majority of seats on the four-person New Bedford Election Commission.
Democratic Mayor Jon Mitchell says he doesn’t think the situation is a problem, but the Democratic City Committee was so concerned that last week it voted to write both the mayor and one of the commissioners asking for the resignation of that commissioner.
The commissioner, Donald Gaudette Jr., had changed his party shortly after he was reappointed as a Democrat last year. The committee also voted to supply the mayor with a list of at least three local Democrats who would be willing to replace the extra Republican and bring the commission back into the 2:2 balance the state law normally requires.
Democrats make up 25% of active voters in the city, and there are even more “unenrolled” voters, 68%, than either of the leading parties.
https://newbedfordlight.org/democrats-party-switch-gives-gop-majority-on-new-bedford-election-board/
