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Docket #0643 - Regarding Preparation for the Upcoming 2020 Elections in September and November
A
A
Hi,
so
listen,
I
I
think
alex
signed
us
up
my
communication
specialist
to
give
testimony,
I
believe
so
I
am.
I
can
give
the
testimony
his.
He
had
a
death
in
the
family
this
morning,
so
he
is
not
going
to
be
here.
I
can
give
the
testimony,
except
for
I'm,
having
issues
with
my
eyes,
and
so
I
cannot
put
my
key,
I'm
not
using
my
camera
for
zoom,
I'm
happy
to
give
it
or
I'm
happy
to
submit
the
written
testimony.
What
do
you
suggest.
B
Thank
you
as
you're
doing
it
right
now
is
perfectly
fine.
B
C
C
B
D
And
lydia
before
we
start,
I
should
just
say:
I'm:
I'm
gonna
be
switching
at
some
point
in
this
to
my
phone,
so
I'll
disappear
and
come
back.
I
have
to
go
somewhere.
B
B
B
C
C
B
Just
have
to
make
some
noise
eddie.
G
Yeah,
I
have
a
a
staple
staple
removed.
A
I
F
B
B
Everyone,
I'm
city,
council,
lydia,
edwards,
chair
of
the
committee
on
government
operations,
it's
thursday
august
6th
and
we're
here
today
for
a
virtual
working
session
on
docket
0643
order
for
a
hearing
to
explore
preparation
for
the
upcoming
2020
elections
in
september
and
november.
Councillor
o'malley
is
the
sponsor
of
this
docket
and
it
was
referred
to
the
committee
on
april
15th.
The
committee
held
a
hearing
on
this
matter
on
may
15th.
B
In
accordance
with
the
governor
baker's
march
12
executive
order
modifying
certain
requirements
for
open
meeting
law.
We
are
able
to
have
this
hearing
and
working
session
on
zoom.
The
city
council
will
continue
to
have
their
working
sessions
and
public
hearings
on
zoom
due
to
public
health
accommodations,
but
also
assuring
public
access
to
its
liberations.
B
B
written
comments
may
be
sent
to
the
committee
email
at
ccc.go
at
boston.gov.
It
will
be
part
of
the
record
and
available
to
all
counselors.
The
purpose
of
this
talk
is
to
ensure
that
the
upcoming
elections
provide
safe
means
for
people
to
vote
at
the
hearing.
The
counselor
supported
options
that
would
increase
voter
access
and
participation,
including
voting
by
mail
and
and
early
voting.
B
The
committee
just
discussed
election
procedures
and
the
absentee
ballot
application
process.
At
our
previous
hearing,
we
were
joined
by
commissioner
tavares,
boston,
boston,
election
department
from
the
boston
election
department.
Excuse
me
as
well
as
ceno
pamonte,
who
is
the
assistant
registrar
of
the
election
department
and
the
committee
also.
We
also
had
several
colleagues
join
us
and
as
well
as
cheryl
clyburn
and
I'm
forgetting
one
other
organization.
I
apologize
in
my
notes
also
joined
us
for
public
testimony
and
about
assuring
that
we
have
access.
B
So
we
are
today
following
up
on
that
hearing
since
that
hearing
governor
baker
signed
chapter
115
of
the
acts
of
2020
and
act
relative
to
voting
options.
In
response
to
cobit
19
into
law,
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
now
to
the
lead
sponsor
after
I
announce
my
colleagues
in
order
of
arrival
for
councilor
melody
to
kick
off
open
remarks,
and
then
I
will
go
through
the
other
city
councillors.
B
F
Thank
you
very
much,
madam
chair
and
good
afternoon,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
great
to
be
with
all
of
you
shout
out,
obviously,
to
commission
tavares
and
the
incredibly
talented
men
and
women
of
the
boston
elections
department
who
have
been
doing
yeoman's
work
in
incredibly
difficult
circumstances,
so
so
at
the
offset.
I
just
want
to
publicly
thank
you
and
your
team,
commissioner
and
our
job
is
to
support
you
and
to
make
sure
that
we
can
deliver
the
resources
that
you
and
your
team
need.
F
Obviously,
the
point
of
this
hearing
is
to
answer
some
questions,
as
things
have
changed
as
it
relates
to
voting
as
it
relates
to
all
the
difficulties
and
the
complexities
of
running
an
election
in
a
major
city
to
do
that
amidst
pandemic.
To
do
that
on
a
day
where
the
first
of
the
month,
when
we
may
see
some
college
students
come
in
just
further
exacerbates
some
of
the
safety
concerns,
and
that's
what
I
know
we
all
share.
F
I
wanted
to
also
thank
my
colleagues,
and
particularly
the
chair
of
the
government
operations
committee,
counselor
edwards,
for
her
great
partnership
and
leadership
on
this.
I
first
called
for
this
hearing.
In
april
we
had
a
hearing,
then
in
may,
in
the
month
of
june,
the
state
legislature
went
back
and
forth
on
a
number
of
different
voting
reform
bills.
Ultimately,
as
the
chair
said,
it
was
on
july
6th.
I
believe
that
governor
baker
signed
into
law.
F
What
will
now
be
our
process
for
statewide
elections
and
obviously
mandates
every
city
and
town
election
department
to
conduct
these
fair,
free
and
safe
elections?
F
So
the
purpose
of
this
hearing
is
to
just
sort
of
delve
down,
or
this
working
session
rather
is
to
delve
down
a
little
bit
deeper
into
what
early
voting
is
going
to
look
like
how
the
response
has
been
on
some
of
the
vote
by
mail
applications,
what
it
really,
what
it,
how
the
process
will
go
for
sort
of
typical
absentee
voting
as
well
as
perhaps
most
importantly,
among
the
issues
that
we'll
discuss
today.
Safety
protocols.
F
To
make
sure
that
on
first,
when
we
do
have
in-person
voting
for
those
individuals
who
wish
to
take
advantage
of
that
that
we're
able
to
build
a
safe,
a
process
as
humanly
possible.
So
I
have
a
number
of
questions
but
again
wanted
to
thank
the
commissioner
thank
registrar,
pia
monty,
for
his
great
work,
legendary
work.
I
know
we've
got
sheryl
crawford
and
others
from
mass
votes.
Some
great
partners
in
this
this
is
this-
will
be
a
positive
working
session.
We're
on
the
same
page.
F
We
want
to
make
sure
that
we
can
have
a
safe
election
in
september
and
then
in
november,
which
I
would
argue,
is
the
most
important
election
of
any
of
our
lifetime.
By
far,
we
want
to
make
sure
that
it's
done
safely
and
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
have
every
precaution,
just
sort
of
map
out
what
some
challenges
may
be.
So
thank
you
again,
madam
chair.
Thank
you.
My
colleagues
look
forward
to
a
great.
B
My
apologies.
I
wanted
to
note
that
I
it
was
cheryl
crawford,
not
clyburn,
as
I
mentioned
before,
who
had
joined
us
from
mass
vote
on
to
counselor
flynn.
G
G
As
councilor
o'malley
said,
this
is
probably
the
most
important
election
that
we're
going
we're
going
to
face
in
our
lifetime,
but
what's
important,
and
what
I
want
to
focus
on
is
what
is
the
actual
procedure
to
vote
for
my
constituents,
especially
immigrant
residents
residents,
that
don't
speak
english
that
may
not
be
able
to
read
english
as
well,
specifically,
I'm
talking
about
the
chinese
community
in
chinatown
and
the
south
end,
I'm
also
talking
about
the
spanish
community
I
represent
as
well
spanish-speaking
community
I
represent
as
well
in
the
south
end
and
in
south
boston.
G
Many
of
them
live
in
public
housing.
I
wanna
I
want
to
specifically
know
what
is
the
process
for
obtaining
an
absentee
ballot
for
someone
that
doesn't
speak
english
or
may
not
even
be
able
to
read,
read
english?
How
do
they
request
a
ballot?
G
G
I've
been
in
chinatown
every
day
for
seven
days
a
week
and
the
place
is
just
deserted.
So
I
want
to
make
sure
that
my
constituents
are
able
to
cast
their
ballot
in
making
sure
that
their
vote
is
as
important
as
someone
that
lives
up
on
beacon
hill
of
that
day,
who
who
I
also
represent
the
back
bay
in
the
beacon
hill
community,
but
I
know
they'll
be
able
to
vote,
but
I
want
to
make
sure
my
immigrant
constituents
are
able
to
vote
as
well
again.
Thank
you
to
the
commissioner.
G
D
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
just
want
to
thank
the
election
commission
as
well
for
coming
today
and
mass
vote.
I
think
this
is
incredibly
important
and
what's
really
important
for
us
to
be
talking
about
today,
and
why
I'm
glad
that
you
and
the
lead
sponsor
have
called
this
working
session
is
just
that
you
know
on
the
ground.
D
What
are
we
doing
to
be
ready
for
september
1st
and
really
how
we
as
counselors,
can
help
so
some
of
the
things
I'm
most
concerned
with?
Are
you
know?
How
are
we
doing
for
poll
worker
recruitment?
Do
you
need
us
to
be
pushing
that
out
to
more
people
and
new
people,
given
the
health
concerns?
How
are
you
know?
What
are
the
latest
procedures
for
our
buildings
that,
where
we've
got
voting
in
with
elderly
housing,
just
really
clear
guidance
for
folks
who
are
changing
addresses
on
the
1st
of
september?
D
It's
been
a
real
concern
of
mine
all
year
that
the
legislature
decided
to
schedule
the
election
on
boston's
biggest
move-in
day,
and
I
just
I
think
we
need
to
be
being
really
clear
to
people
that
they
can
vote
at
their
address.
You
know
their
address.
D
Even
if
they're
changing
addresses
on
september
1st
and
just
hearing
how
it's
going
in
terms
of
the
I
know,
a
huge
number
of
people
have
sent
absentee
ballot
requests
to
the
election
department
and
there
was
increased
staff
for
the
department
in
the
budget,
but
just
hearing
kind
of
where
we
are
on
all
of
that
and
how
we
as
counselors,
can
help
and
really
seeing
this
election.
On
september,
1st,
as
both
super
important
in
its
own
right,
we
have
a
big
senatorial
race.
D
We've
got
lots
of
downball
races
on
this
and
then
also
being
a
dress
rehearsal
for,
as
councilor
o'malley
said,
an
incredibly
important
national
election
coming
up
in
november.
So
and-
and
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
I
and
my
office
are
able
to
be
as
helpful
as
possible
to
making
sure
the
maximum
number
of
people
are
enfranchised
and
get
their
chance
to
vote.
So
really
appreciate
this
today
and
thank
you,
madam
chair.
C
Thank
you.
I
really
don't
have
anything
to
add
to
what
country
bach
has
just
referenced
the
move-in
day
here
in
austin
brighton,
a
huge
number
of
our
population
change
address
on
on
this
date.
It's
it's
going
to
be
a
it's
always
a
chaotic
day.
At
the
best
of
times,
I've
heard
from
constituents
about
older
poll
workers.
C
Many
of
our
retirees
are
actually
co-workers
and
they've
come
to
me
and
said
that
they
don't
feel
safe
working
as
a
poll
worker,
so
I'm
concerned
about
adequate
recruitment
of
folks
who
are
able
to
work
as
poll
workers
and
and
really
I
really
do
think,
it's
a
dress
rehearsal
for
for
november
and
it's
really
important
to
to
iron
out
the
kinks
of
the
process
so
that
we
can
and
ensure
efficient
polling
not
only
in
this
election
but
also
in
november.
So
I
am
really
interested
to
hear
the
discussion
this
afternoon.
Thank
you.
J
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
I
just
snuck
in
late
to
this
hearing,
so
I
don't
want
to
repeat
anything
that
my
colleagues
have
said
just
look
forward
to
this
hearing.
I
think
it's
obviously
a
very
critical
issue
and
something
that
we
need
to
talk
a
lot
about,
make
sure
that
we've
got
plans
in
place
for
for
safe
elections,
but
also
ones
that
are
accessible
for
all
of
our
residents
across
our
city.
Thank
you.
K
Yes,
just
want
to
make
sure
you
can
hear
me
and
see
me
you're
good
to
go
great.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Counselor
edwards
and
counselor
o'malley
for
your
leadership,
as
well
as
the
advocates
and
the
department
of
elections
for
working
incredibly
hard
to
keep
everyone
engaged
in
the
democratic
process.
During
such
a
chaotic
time.
We
know
that
voting
is
a
powerful
way
for
our
people
to
amplify
and
uplift
their
voices
and
with
the
state
of
our
country
right
now.
K
This
is
even
more
important
that
we
all
all
doing
what
we
can
to
ensure
that
people
have
access
to
safe
ways
to
vote.
I
look
forward
to
this
hearing
and,
more
importantly,
making
sure
that
we're
removing
the
barriers
to
engagement
as
it
relates
to
language,
access
and
technology,
particularly
for
those
who
have
a
hard
time
accessing
information.
K
B
Thank
you
very
much
I'll
just
quickly,
just
note
everything
I
I
stuck
in
everything
my
colleagues
have
said.
I
also
think
it's
worth
noting.
If
we're
going
to
be
uplifting,
you
know
getting
people
out
to
vote
and
making
sure
that
no
matter
what
happens
with
this
pandemic
that
they
that
they're
they
are
completely
enfranchised,
not
just
at
normal
rates.
We
should
be
pushing
to
make
sure
more
people
are
voting,
but
I
also
want
to
again
emphasize.
B
B
Your
census,
I
know,
east
boston
is,
is
running
behind
its
numbers
and
we
just
can't
let
southie
beat
us
and
we
just
can't
let
beacon
hill
beat
us,
I'm
sorry
and
I'm
west
roxbury
you're
not
going
to
beat
us
like
east
boston.
We
could
we
could
do
these
numbers
better.
I
won't
bring
the
at-larges
in
between
the
battle,
but
I'm
sorry
over
austin
brighton,
we
gotta
just
we
just
have
got
to
do
better
and
we
can
do
better.
B
So
I
am
I'm
going
to
encourage
everybody
to
get
rallied
up
in
their
district,
not
only
to
turn
out
voters,
but
also
to
turn
out
people
for
the
census,
as
well,
so
sorry
to
co-op
that
lead
sponsor.
But
I
think
that
the
two
are
equally
connected
deeply
deeply
deeply
connected.
So
I
want
to
make
sure
that
we
brought
that
up
as
well
I'll
turn
it
back
over
to
you.
If
you'd
like
to
introduce
our
guest
speakers
and
and
go
ahead
and
lead
on
this.
F
Great
thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
I
I
concur
completely.
Actually.
I
have
a
whole
list
of
questions
specifically
about
the
census
in
a
way
that
we
could
use
both
the
election
as
a
way
to
get
more
information
out
to
encourage
people
just
the
incredible
important,
the
importance
of
filling
out
that
form
where,
as
a
city,
we
need
to
do
a
heck
of
a
lot
better.
Thank
you,
commissioner,
tavares
and
registrar,
pia
monty.
I
think
we're
going
to
begin
with
you.
H
F
Thank
you
thanks
commish,
so
I
just
I
want
to
sort
of
do
an
overview
for
this
this
round
of
questions.
So
after
our
hearing
back
in
may,
we
saw
a
lot
of
action
at
the
state
level
and
is
it
correct
that
there
will
be
three
opportunities
for
a
voter
to
participate
in
the
september
first
primary
election?
F
He
or
she
can
either
vote
by
mail
or
vote
request,
a
ballot
to
be
sent
to
their
home
filled
out
and
then
mailed
in
or
they
can
take
advantage
of
an
early
vote
location
in
the
city
or
they
can
vote
on
election
day.
That's
correct!
Those
are
the
three
ways.
H
That
is
correct.
Those
are
the
three
options
for
voters.
The
secretary
of
state
has
won
their
initial
mailing
to
all
registered
voters
via
a
post,
returnable
postcard,
which
is
pre
postage
paid.
Anyone
can
request
a
mail-in
ballot
and
then
early
voting
is
scheduled
to
start
on
saturday
august
22nd.
We
are
now
mandated
to
have
a
full
weekend
of
voting
before
the
september
primary,
with
nine
sites
going
on
both
saturday
and
sunday.
J
F
H
F
Okay,
that
that's
positive,
because
usually
there
was
a
larger
sort
of
time
differential.
So
that's
good,
of
course.
I
still
hope-
and
I
know
my
colleagues
that
one
day
we'll
have
same
day
right
but
we'll
we'll
save
that
for
another
hearing,
so
every
it
is
it
both
active
and
inactive
voters
who
received
the
app
the
application
to
vote
by
mail.
F
H
All
all
vote
by
mail.
This
includes
absentee
and
vote
by
mail
requests,
42
000.,
42.
F
000.-
and
there
are
about
so
there
are,
I
think,
400.
So
that's
about
10
of
all
registered
voters.
F
And
is
that
that
seems
very
positive,
a
positive
number,
since
it's
still
relatively
early
and
folks
still
have
two
or
three
weeks
to
get
those
back.
H
That's
correct:
all
ballots
have
to
be
back
here
by
september
first
by
the
close
of
polls,
so
eight
o'clock
on
election
day.
They
have
to
be
received
by
the
election
department.
F
And
I'm
sorry
and
what
was
my
I
know
we're
both
in
city
hall,
my
connection's
a
little
unstable.
So
I
may
have
missed
this.
What's
the
deadline
to
submit
your
request
for
a
ballot
for
vote
to
vote
by
mail.
I
F
H
Deadline
for
the
ballot
to
actually
be
received
is
september
1st
by
the
close
of
polls,
and
voters
have
multiple
options
in
terms
of
returning
their
ballot.
There
will
be
a
drop
box
on
the
third
floor
here
at
city
hall.
They
can
drop
their
ballot
there.
They
can
return
their
ballot
to
any
of
the
early
voting
sites
as
well,
or
they
can
return
it
via
mail.
F
H
F
Yeah
interesting,
okay,
so
we've
received
42
000
back.
Do
you
have
the
split
by
sort
of
that
I
think
of
my
neighbors,
an
older
couple
who
we
helped
them
get
set
up,
so
they
filled
out
a
form,
so
everything
gets
mailed
absentee
ballots
every
every
election.
That's
a
service
that
you
offer,
particularly
for
older
residents
sort
of
before
pandemic,
so
they
would
just
be
the
typical
absentee
ballot
recipients.
Do
you
know
what
the
of
the
42
000
requests
we've
received?
F
Do
you
know
what
the
split
is
between
sort
of
traditional
absentee
ballot,
and
then
this
new
vote
by
mail
that
we
were
able
to
work
with
the
state
to
get
these
applications
sent
out
to
everybody.
H
F
That's
great:
that
is
it's
great
to
me
that
we've
got
if
it's
6
thousand,
then
six
times
that
number
represents
the
individuals
who've
taken
advantage.
So
at
this
point,
can
you
or
sabino
sort
of
predict
how
many
and
we
won't
hold
you
to
to
an
exact
number,
but
could
you
sort
of
predict
how
many
vote
by
mail
ballots
we'll
be
issuing
for
the
primary
if
we're
already
at
42
000.
H
H
The
phone
calls
are
varied
from
people
who
aren't
upset
about
the
vote
by
mail
action,
option,
people
who
are
still
waiting
to
on
the
numbers
to
see
if
covered
numbers
go
down
before
they
decide
whether
they're
going
to
show
up
in
person.
So
we
don't
know
for
sure
what
the
actual
return
rate
of
these
ballots
are
going
to
look
like.
H
F
Well,
for,
as
someone
who's,
you
know
paid
attention
to
these
numbers
and
trends
that
to
me
see.
I
agree
with
everything
you
said,
commissioner.
That
seems
like
a
very
encouraging
number
that
we're
already
at
42
000.,
when
I
would
venture
a
guess
that
you
know
a6
again,
things
may
change,
but
but
you
would
pro
probably
looking
at
about
100
to
130,
now
probably
100
to
110
000
people.
Voting
in
this
primary,
I
would
guess,
would
be
sort
of
a
ballpark
figure.
F
So
the
fact
that
we're
more
than
a
third
there
already,
I
think,
august
well
that
we're
going
to
have
good
participation.
So
that's
good!
So
that's
that's
the
first,
I'm
going
to
briefly
ask
about
early
vote
and
then
I'm
going
to
get
into
safety
preparations,
but
I'll.
Let
my
colleagues
go
but
just
in
terms
of
the
early
vote
sites,
there
are
nine
sites
around
the
city.
Have
those
sites
been
chosen
yet
or
selected?
Yet.
H
F
Okay,
and
how
are
you
doing,
I
know
concert
bach,
can
reference
this
in
our
opening
remark.
But
how
are
you
doing
staffing,
clerks
and
wardens
to
and
officers
to
help
sort
of
facilitate
the
early
vote.
H
Our
numbers
are
not
looking
awful.
Surprisingly:
okay,
we
do
have
a
high
turnover
right
now,
but
I
think
we're
doing
well
for
early
voting
staffing.
We
try
to
utilize
our
more
seasoned
workers
for
early
voting,
because
it's
a
little
bit
more
complex
because
any
registered
voter
can
go
to
any
of
the
sites
and
we
have
every
single
ballot
style
available
at
the
early
voting
location.
So
we
do
use
a
lot
of
our
return
repeat
and
more
seasoned
poll
workers
for
the
early
voting
sites.
H
H
We
don't
want
to
overcrowd
the
locations
because
we
have
to
taking
into
account
the
voters
are
going
to
be
coming
in
we're
limiting
each
the
number
of
boots
that
we're
going
to
have
at
every
single
one
of
our
sites.
All
of
our
election
officers
are
going
to
be
equipped
with
ppe,
so
we'll
be
providing
face,
masks,
gloves
hand
sanitizer
disinfectant
wipes
and
face
shields,
although
they're
not
required.
We
will
be
providing
face
shields
for
the
election
officers
as
well.
F
H
Not
required
because
if
someone
has
a
medical
condition
which
prevents
them
from
wearing
a
mask,
we
can't
necessarily
ask
we
will
have
additional
hand,
masks
on
hand
and
we
will
be
promoting
the
use
of
masks
and
we
will
offer
anyone
who
doesn't
have
a
mask
and
mask.
But
if
someone
refuses,
then
we
cannot
require
them
to
wear
a
mask
if
they
have
a
medical
condition.
We
can't
ask
them
so
we
can't
distinguish
between
someone
who
may
have
a
medical
condition
versus
someone
who
just
doesn't
wear
a
wanna
wear
mask.
H
So
we
will
be
encouraging
our
election
officers
to
find
a
secluded
area
within
the
polling
location
and
have
this
voter
vote
via
by
clipboard
distance
away
from
everybody
else
or
at
a
long
table
where
they
can
be
placed
at
one
end,
having
them
vote
and
then
just
disinfecting
either
the
clipboard
the
table
and
then
maybe
spring
that
section
down
to
different
stuff.
But
we
can't
turn
anyone
away
because
they
don't
want
to
wear
a
mask.
F
Okay,
I
I've
got
some.
The
bulk
of
my
question
is
going
to
be
on
some
more
safety
protocols,
but
I've
I've
gone
over
my
time,
so
I'll
go
for
the
next
round,
but
I
appreciate
that
and
I
want
to
return
to
the
mass
question,
but
I
have
some
more
specifics,
but
that's
all
for
this
one.
Thank
you,
commission.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
B
Thank
you
very
much.
We've
also
been
joined
by
councillor
flaherty,
going
to
just
down
in
order
of
arrival
counselor
flynn.
G
Thank
you,
council,
edwards
again.
Thank
you,
commissioner,
commissioner.
The
my
question.
My
first
question.
A
lot
of
the
poll
workers
traditionally
have
been
older,
older
residents
that
have
done
it
for
a
long
period
period
of
time.
What
plans
do
we
have
in
place
that
maybe
the
older
people
may
not
want
to
be
poll
checkers?
H
Yes,
so
for
anyone
we,
we
started
our
outreach
back
in
march.
We
did
it
a
little
bit
early
because
we
did
anticipate
the
some
of
our
election
officers
would
not
want
to
return.
So
we
did
start
our
recruitment
efforts
early.
We
have
about
1500
people
who
are
already
assigned
those
who
are
not
interested
have
already
notified
us
that
they
are
not
going
to
be
coming
back
of
the
1500.
There
is
a
lot
of
turnover.
We
are.
We
have
a
thousand
new
applicants,
which
is
very
impressive.
H
We
have
never
seen
those
numbers
of
those
applicants
we
go
through
it
and
we'll
weed
out.
Anyone
who
really
didn't
is
not
fit
for
for
work
in
the
polls.
I
didn't
really
know
what
they
were
signing
up
for
when
they
initially
filled
out
the
application,
we're
also
working
with
suffolk,
university
and
northeastern
to
recruit
students.
My
plan
is
to
kind
of
do
a
test
run
before
november
and
see
how
well
this
goes
so
that
we
can
actually
reach
out
to
other
colleges
and
universities
as
well.
G
Thank
you,
commissioner,
commissioner.
I
know
you
mentioned
that
you
sent
an
application
out
to
every
registered
voter.
To
get
an
absentee
ballot
was
how
how
did
you
do
that
to
the
chinese
community
or
those
that
may
not
be
able
to
read
english?
Do
we
specifically
send
out
a
letter
to
them
in
their
own
language.
G
H
G
H
H
H
At
the
moment,
I
don't
know
that
we
have
received
any,
but
we
can
follow
up
with
that.
G
I'm
not
blaming
blaming
anyone,
especially
you,
commissioner,
or
your
team,
because
you
do
an
excellent
job,
but
I
want
to
make
sure
my
constituents
also
are
able
to
vote,
and
it's
it's
troubling
to
me
that
you
know
it's
it's
difficult
for
the
chinese
community
to
vote.
They
have
to
go
through
an
extra
step
all
the
time
to
to
participate
in
in
democracy.
G
G
I
think
it's
just
too
much
too
many
steps
to
do
and
is
there
any
way
that
we
can
make
it
easier
for
for
the
for
the
chinese
community
or
for
any.
You
know.
I
know
you
have.
I
know
the
secretary
of
state
has
done
it
in
spanish
and
english,
but
we
have
a
lot
more
languages
spoken
in
this
city.
H
So
I
think,
for
this
early
voting
go
around
they
also
trans.
The
ballots
are
also
going
to
be
available
in
chinese
and
vietnamese,
which
were
they
were
not
previously
available
for
early
voting.
So
that's
another
piece
of
legislation
that
was
updated
to
address
covert.
They
added
the
chinese
and
vietnamese
ballots
for
early
voting,
as
opposed
to
just
election
day
ballots.
H
G
That's
that's
my
that's.
My
big
concern
is
because
I
I
know
that
I
know
them
very
well.
The
the
older
people
they
they
haven't
been
out
of
the
home
in
in
five
months
because
of
covet
19.
G
and
we're
sending
them
food
all
the
time
and
it's
even
difficult
to
get
food
inside
their
apartment
and
never
mind
to
get
them
to
come
outside
of
their
apartment,
to
begin
the
process
of
requesting
a
ballot.
So
I'm
I'm
somewhat
discouraged
that
they're
they're
not
being
really
part
of
the
part
of
the
process.
B
Counselor
flynn,
I'm
gonna,
if
it's
okay,
just
what
I
might
suggest
is
because
we
do
have
some
advocates
as
well
to
speak
from
mass
vote
and
some
community
organizations.
I
think
this
is
a
your.
You
are
highlighting
a
problem
with
the
fact
that
you
cannot
request
the
ballot
to
request
a
re
ballot
or
to
request
a
ballot
is
in
english
and
the
fact
is
in
order
to
even
ask
for
the
chinese
version
of
that.
B
You
have
to
click
a
box,
but-
and
that's
that's
a
problem,
but
I
think
just
to
allow
for
the
other
colleagues
to
ask
some
questions.
I
think
we
should,
when
we
get
to
mass
vote
and
also
to
include
our
colleagues
from
the
election
department,
we
should
be
thinking
as
creative
as
possibly
to
make
sure
that
those
who
don't
speak
english
or
spanish
can
request
a
ballot.
G
D
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you,
commissioner,
for
being
with
us
today.
I
wanted
to
ask
about
ballot
drop-off
boxes.
Is
it
true
that
we
only
have
them
at
city
hall
right
now.
H
Yes,
the
problem
with
creating
additional
drop
boxes
is
going
to
be.
They
have
to
be
open
and
available
until
the
holes
close,
and
how
do
we
manage
all
these
dropbox
centers
and
secure
them
at
eight
o'clock
on
election
day
to
retrieve
all
of
those
ballots?
It
would
be
logistically.
H
It
just
would
be
extremely
difficult
for
the
election
department
at
this
moment,
so
we
thought
the
best
solution
right
now
is
to
have
them
at
every
early
voting
location,
which
we
have
nine
on
saturday
and
sunday,
and
a
few
sites
in
the
community,
tuesday
and
thursday,
and
then
the
option
here
at
city
hall.
D
Okay,
I
mean,
I
guess
I
would
just
say:
I've
definitely
been
hearing
a
strong
desire
for
more
partly
because
you
know.
As
you
know,
people
have
been
following
certain
races,
there's
the
one
down
in
new
york,
where
there
have
been
issues
with
postmarks
and
such,
and
so
I
think
because
of
that
I
mean
just
to
be
clear.
D
The
u.s
postal
service
is
a
very
reliable,
excellent
service,
great
way
to
cast
your
ballot,
but
I
have
been
hearing
from
people
a
kind
of
desire
to
physically
drop
it
in
a
in
a
dropbox,
and
so
I
I
would
just
I
guess
it.
It
seems
to
me
like
us
doing
a
little
bit
of
contingency
planning.
There
would
would
make
sense
because
you
know,
but
I'm
glad
to
know
they're
going
to
be.
H
We're
aiming
for
august
14th
to
have
a
mailer
go
out
to
every
single
registered
voter,
but
we
do
have
a
flyer
ready
that
we
can
share
with
all
of
the
council
members.
So
you
know
exactly
where
everything
will
be
located.
D
D
That
right
like
make
that
a
clear
thing,
because
I
think
that
will
help
with
some
of
the
folks.
I
know
who
are
looking
to
deliver
it
and
can't
quite
believe
they
have
to
go
all
the
way
down
to
city
hall.
H
Yes
and
we,
we
did
put
out
a
press
release
once
this
was
certified
or
voted
on,
so
an
official
which
kind
of
detailed
all
of
the
locations.
We
went
through
the
vote
by
mail
process
and
we
will
continue
to
try
to
utilize
other
avenues
to
get
as
much
communication
out
as
possible,
including
the
neighborhood
newspapers,
especially
when
we're
in
a
specific
location
we'll
try
to
promote
that.
That
site
is
open
for
voting.
D
That
our
like
normal
communication
channels,
are
failing
right
now.
We
know
that,
because
the
census
is
so
low
right
so
and
that's
not
that's
not
on
the
election
commission,
that's
just
like
all
of
us
realize
that,
because
people
aren't
in
their
normal
patterns,
there's
like
a
bunch
of
ways
that
we
would
normally
communicate
with
people
that
aren't
happening.
So
I
just
feel
like
we
have
to
full
court
press
this,
so
anything
we
can
do
to
be
getting
that
out.
I
mean
you
know
like.
D
You
know
I
just
I
just
think
like
we
really
want
to
be
spreading
this
word,
so
I
appreciate
that
and
would
love
those
materials
and
also
similarly,
I
mean
I'm
heartened
to
hear
you
have
such
a
large
number
of
folks
applying
for
poll
workers,
but
if
they're,
if
there
isn't,
if
as
we
get
closer
and
people
get,
I
mean
again,
you
see
the
public
health
data
and
we
might
have
some
people
who
think
better
of
doing
it,
and
then
we
need
to
have
people
ready
to
replace
them.
D
So,
just
again
would
love
to
be
kept
apprised
if
you
guys
need
help
recruiting
on
that
front.
Thank
you.
D
And
can
I.
D
Madam
chair
sure,
just
if
you
could,
could
you
talk
a
little
bit
just
about
amount
of
commissioner
about
the
issue
I
mentioned
about
sort
of
like
pulling
places
in
elderly
residences
and
whether
there's
any
additional
precautions
that
have
been
taken
on
that
place.
I'm
thinking
in
my
district
of
moorville
house,
I'm
thinking
of
amy
lol
house.
I
mean
we've
got
a
bunch
of
them,
so
just
curious
kind
of
how
you
guys
have
approached
that.
H
We
our
goal
is
never
to
change
a
voting
location
because
that
always
comes
some
disruption
for
the
voters.
So
if
the
poland
location
was
willing
to
host
us,
then
we
are
going
to
remain
there
if
we
do
have
a
number
of
locations
who
were
unwilling
to
host
us
and
we
did
have
to
move
outside
of
those
locations
and
against
once
again,
once
it's
been
voted
on,
we
will
post
it
actually
by
tomorrow.
The
location
should
be
posted
on
our
website.
D
Okay,
okay,
yeah!
No!
I
guess
I
just
was
wondering
whether
this,
unless
that
you're
necessarily
changing
them,
because
I
agree,
I
think
we'd
actually
see
a
lot
of
our
elders
sort
of
disenfranchised
if
they
didn't
have
that
location
in
their
building.
But
just
thinking
about
whether
there's
some
changes
in
how
entrances
are
handled
and
everything
vis-a-vis
those
buildings.
B
C
C
The
other
question
I
had
was
more:
if
the
issue
of
people
changing
address,
if
they
move
on
on
september
1st,
what's
the
protocol
for
being
able
to
vote
to
the
is
my
understanding
correct
that
they
can
vote
from
their
old
address?
On
september
1st,
that's.
H
C
J
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
I
was
in
a
little
bit
of
a
panic
for
a
minute
there
and
realized.
I
had
a
pile
of
mail
that
hadn't
yet
been
sorted,
so
my
applications
did
arrive.
I
was
in
a
panic,
but
they
didn't
arrive,
but
I
am
curious,
so
anyone
that
has
first
thank
you.
Everyone
who
is
here
and
appreciate
your
time
this
afternoon
talk
about
this
issue.
I
have
anyone
that
has
submitted
this
application
for
either
the
september
or
the
november
election.
H
There
is
a
it
can
be
tracked
through
the
secretary
of
state's
website,
so
once
we've
received
it
and
we've
scanned
it
into
the
system,
they
will
be
able
to
log
on
to
the
secretary's
site
and
see
that
it
has
been
received.
H
J
That's
great,
if
you
yeah,
if
you
would
send
that
we
can
share
that
in
our
channels.
That
would
be
that
would
be
fantastic
and
then
on
the
polling,
location
questions
that
counselor
bach
was
asking
about.
J
With
our
schools
as
well,
because
school
will
not
be
in
session
any
which
way
september
1st,
but
it
might
be
in
session
in
some
fashion
november
3rd.
H
I
it
will
not
be
in
session
on
november
3rd.
We
did
get
commitment
and
confirmation
that
that
was
a
request
that
we
put
to
bps
was
to
not
have
in-person
classes
on
november
3rd,
so
school
will
not
be
in
session
on
the
3rd
of
november.
J
Okay,
all
right,
that's
good
to
know.
I
must
have
missed
that
notification.
Colleagues
realize
that
that
there
will
be
no
school
november
3rd
yeah,
so,
okay,
so-
and
that's
this
isn't
on
you-
this
is,
I
think,
on
all
of
us
to
make
sure
that
information
is
widely
shared.
So
I
will
confirm
that
with
the
school
district.
J
Many
suburban
communities
do
do
that
where
schools
are
used
as
polling
locations,
but
I
think
that
that's
an
important
thing
for
us
to
be
aware
of
as
we
prepare
for
election
day,
so
I'm
going
to
I'll,
take
that
charge
and
and
check
that
out
and
understand
those
rules
going
forward.
Thank
you
very
much.
That
is
it
for
me,
at
least
for
this
round
I'll
see
if
I've
got
additional
questions.
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you,
commissioner
you're
welcome.
Thank
you.
K
Okay,
can
you
see
me
and
hear
me
yes
and
yes
and
thank
you,
madam
chair
and
and
everyone?
I
feel
like
I'm
learning
everything
in
this
situation.
I
did
not
know
that
there
will
be
no
school
on
november
3rd,
so
I
need
to
plan
accordingly
for
that
update.
Thank
you,
wasabi
george,
for
getting
to
the
bottom
of
that
one.
So
my
questions
are
just
kind
of
more
around
access
and
communication.
I'm
just
curious.
K
If
you
could
talk
to
me
a
little
bit
about
some
of
the
work
that
has
been
done
to
engage
and
activate
younger
voters
to
help
out
in
the
polls.
I
know
that
there's
been
a
lot
of
concern
around
our
elders,
so
just
curious
about
what,
if
any
support
you
need
from
us
to
help
share
information
around
getting
younger
poll
workers.
H
Again,
we
have
been
working
with
the
with
the
two
colleges
we
want
to
see
how
well
that
works,
and
the
secretary
of
state
has
added
this
to
their
website
as
well.
We
have
done
some
social
media
outreach
to
recruit
additional
poll
workers
and
we
are
seeing
a
lot
of
new
younger
applicants.
H
K
Good,
it's
good
to
know,
and
I'm
just
curious
too,
in
terms
of
engaging.
K
I
always
talk
a
lot
I
mean
I
understand,
and
I
appreciate
translation
and
interpretation
as
really
a
way
to
break
down
barriers
to
accessibility,
but
I
always
want
to
bring
into
the
space
that
there
are
a
lot
of
folks
who
are
illiterate
and
who
don't
know
how
to
read
or
write
even
in
their
native
language.
So
I'm
just
curious
about
what
are
some
of
the
outreach
strategies
and
tactics
that
you're
using
to
kind
of
get
that
word
out
into
other
other
types
of
learners.
If
you
will.
H
Well,
I
can't
we
haven't
really
done
much
work
around
that
outreach.
I
think
we
try
our
very
best
to
translate
everything
in
to
multiple
languages.
That
is
really
I'll,
be
honest,
not
an
area
where
we've
touched
very
much.
I
think
we're
always
so
focused
on
the
language
piece
we're
not
necessarily
factoring
in
anyone
who
may
be
illiterate.
Usually
we
see
people
who
have
a
difficulty
reading
show
up
in
person
on
election
day
and
that's
usually
the
option
that
they
utilize
the
most
and
we
when
we're
training
our
election
officers.
H
K
Thank
you
for
that,
commissioner,
I
I
you
know
I
did
receive
my
ballot
by
mail
and
like
many
others,
I
thought
I
was
set
and
you
know
I
think
that
there
we
could
do
a
little
bit
of
more
of
a
communication
and
outreach
to
help
people
understand
that
it's
a
two-part
process
that
once
you
get
it,
you
have
to
apply
for
it
in
order
for
you
to
actually
get
your
your
your
ballot,
so
I
just
think
that
we
could
use
a
little
bit
more
communication
out
in
the
streets
around
the
process
of
it.
K
That
would
be
really
helpful
to
some
of
the
constituents
that
I
know
have
called
me
and
asking
me
I'm
all
set.
I
got
this,
I'm
like
no,
you
got
to
open
it
up.
You
got
to
actually
do
something
with
it,
so
I
just
think
that
that
communication
could
be
really
helpful
to
to
a
lot
of
folks
and
then
I
also
am
curious.
K
I've
gotten
some
questions
from
folks
that
what
if
they
do
send
it
in
and
then
they
decide
to
show
up
at
the
polls,
will
they
still
be
able
to
vote
even
though
they
sent
in
their
mail
ballot?
I
don't
know.
H
K
Option:
okay
and
then
in
terms
of
like,
let's
say,
for
instance,
you've
moved
during
the
when
your
mailing
ballot
got
mailed
to
you.
Is
there
other
ways
that
you
can
actually
request
it,
like
maybe
at
local,
bodegas
or
libraries,
or
places
where
even
barber
shops
and
hair
salons
and
non-traditional
spaces
where
people
can
actually
have
access
to
these
mill
and
ballot
requests?.
H
We
are
willing
to
make
them
available
in
as
many
avenues
as
possible.
I
know
the
libraries
aren't
really
is
making
everything
difficult
in
terms
of
where
we
make
things
available,
but
the
applications
are
available
on
the
website
as
well
and
downloadable.
I
know
everybody
doesn't
have
access
to
technology,
but
that
is
one
method,
but
if
someone
wants
it
mailed
we
can
mail
it
to
them
at
their
new
address.
They
don't
necessarily
have
to
send
back
the
postcard.
They
can
actually
request.
H
So
any
form
of
a
written
reque
communication
is
a
request,
so
it
doesn't
have
to
be
the
actual
application.
Someone
can
simply
write
us,
a
letter
saying
that
they'd
like
to
receive
a
ballot
and
let
us
know
where
they
want
to
be
wanted,
mailed
to
you
and
include
their
signature
and
as
long
as
there's
a
signature
of
the
voter
on
the
form,
we
will
mail
them
the
ballot,
so
it
doesn't
have
to
be
the
actual
application.
K
Thank
you
for
that
and
then
there's
been
a
lot
of
confusion.
You
know
recently
on
the
federal
level
about
this
election
being
postponed
just
last
week.
There
was
a
lot
of
buzz
around
that,
so
I'm
just
wondering
how
are
we
as
an
elections,
department,
kind
of
counteracting
that
and
just
making
sure
that
we
debunk
that
situation.
H
Well,
I
hope
the
ongoing
communication
about
the
election
and
then
receiving
you
know
postcard
for
early
voting
and
everything
in
the
mail
kind
of
lets.
People
know
that
this
election
is
still
on
and
going.
K
Yeah,
I
I
feel
like
every
day
we
get
confused
by
everything,
that's
happening,
and
then
my
last
just
wanted
to
just
thank
you
and
your
whole
entire
department
for
all
the
work
that
you
do.
As
you
know,
someone
who
won
by
one
vote,
I
really
do
appreciate
this
conversation
and
all
the
advocates
who
are
pushing
for
creating
space
for
people
to
have
multiple
venues
and
avenues
to
be
able
to
voice
their.
You
know
their
concerns
through
their
voting.
So
so
thank
you
for
everything
that
you're
doing
really
do
appreciate
it.
I
Obviously
I
appreciate
I
want
to
thank
my
colleague,
council
o'malley
for
filing
and
obviously
for
you
for
for
hosting
today's
working
session.
I
guess
pretty
pretty
straightforward.
We've
seen
a
number
of
debacles
around
the
country,
as
other
states
and
municipalities
have
attempted
to
hold
their
elections,
especially
we
had
a
witness,
the
caucuses
that
occurred
in
some
states
that
were
disastrous,
but
so,
as
as
we
boston
and
as
a
commonwealth,
we
continue
to
step
up
our
mail-in
voting
efforts.
I
I
want
to
make
sure
that
you
know,
despite
the
covert
making
many
different,
creating
challenges
and
making
many
different
changes
to
to
almost
every
aspect
of
our
life.
That
does
not
stop
us
in
any
way
from
exercising
our
right
to
vote,
and
I
did
hear
the
commission.
I
appreciate
the
commissioner's
efforts
to
oversee
and
to
to
run
elections
here
for
for
our
city.
I
I
That's
one
question:
the
other
question
is
in
light
of
what
was
seen
most
recently.
I
believe
it
was
in
new
york,
where
20
of
the
mail-in
ballots
were
invalidated
due
to
discrepancies
over
the
postmark
date
and
or
a
lack
of
a
postmark,
as
I
guess
another
question,
and
three
just
given
some
of
those
concerns.
I
My
expectation
will
be
that
a
lot
of
folks
in
boston
will
probably
particularly
this
september
november,
will
probably
you
know,
revert
to
sort
of
their
their
sort
of
old-school,
traditional
way
of
voting,
which
was
to
participate
in
person.
So
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
gonna
have
we're
gonna
be
adequately
staffed.
I
With
poll
workers,
we've
seen
some
other
states
where
they've
been
having
a
difficult
time
getting
poll
workers,
so
it
was
pleasant
to
hear
that
that
has
not
been
a
problem
for
boston,
so
those
are
sort
of
the
areas
that
I'd
just
like
to
address
with.
If
you
would
mind,
thank
you.
H
Thank
you.
So,
in
terms
of
the
polling
location,
there
are
a
number
of
locations
that
are
going
to
be
changing
because
they
are
not.
They
have
covert
related
concerns
and
they
don't
want
to
host
or
the
location
is
actually
under
construction,
and
we
try
to
find
larger
locations.
The
we
another
reason
we
requested
that
bps
cancel
school
on
november.
Third
was
that
it
would
just
give
us
more
options
in
terms
of
where
we
could
go
if
we
were
in
need
of
poland
locations
off
the
top
of
my
head.
H
I
know
that
we
moved
four
precincts
into
the
matthews
arena,
which
is
a
very
large
space.
So
we're
always
keeping
that
in
mind.
If
we
are
going
to
move
a
poland
location-
and
I
think
we
only
move
it
when
we
absolutely
have
to
just
to
try
not
to
confuse
voters
about
where
they
should
be
going
for
between
elections
and
with
respect
to
the
postmark
date
for
the
early
voting
ballots
or
the
requests
by
mail.
H
Those
ballots
have
to
be
received
by
election
day
so
regardless
if
they
are
postmarked
on
the
first
and
they
are
received
after
those
you're
right
that
ballot
will
be
invalid,
but
for
november
3rd,
that
ballot
has
to
be
postmarked
by
november
3rd
and
arrive
to
us
by
november.
6.
I
Very
good,
thank
you,
commissioner.
As
the
city
white
council,
do
you
have
a
list
of
those
polling
locations
across
the
city
so
that
we
can
get
them
out
through
our
platforms
and
social
media,
given
that
the
election
is
less
than
one
month
away?
If
there's
a
polling
location
change,
then
clearly
it's
imperative
that
our
residents
and
registered
voters
get
that
information
as
quickly
as
possible.
I
If
it
hasn't
been
mailed
already,
then
I
would
the
very
least
I'd
like
to
get
we'd
like
to
get
a
list
of
those
locations
and
particularly
where
the
new
locations
will
be
where
the
voting
will
be
taking
place.
H
We
will
absolutely
be
sharing
those
that
list.
We
are
just
in
the
process
of
finalizing
a
handful
of
our
polling
locations
today,
so
that
we
can
actually
post
the
changes
by
tomorrow,
and
you
will
all
receive
a
list
of
those
locations,
and
every
single
registered
voter
that
will
be
affected
will
also
receive
a
mailing
notifying
them
of
the
change.
B
Thank
you
just
a
brief
note
and
then
we'll
go
into
the
second
round
one
I
I
I
do
think
it's
worth
following
up
and
I
think
that
as
I
as
chair
and
as
lead
sponsor
o'malley,
we
should
certainly
follow
up
on
counselor
sabe
george's
inquiry
about
the
november
3rd
being
on
or
off
and
know
that
relatively
soon
I
support
it
being
off.
I
just
think
I
I
don't
support
that.
We
didn't
know
that,
so
we
should
find
that
out,
confirm
it
and
make
sure
that's
very
clear.
J
B
Not
at
all,
commissioner,
maybe
we
should
just
yeah
all
get
together
and
make
sure
we're
clear
about
the
communication
and
what
happened
in
terms
of
again
also
on
counselor
sabe,
george's,
excellent
questioning
the
tracking
of
the
application.
I
didn't
know
that
was
even
a
possibility.
B
I
don't
know
if
you
could
work
with
central
staff
that
we
could
have
that
kind
of
posted
in
our
chat
on
the
zoom
the
website
for
that
or
get
that
out
to
us
as
soon
as
possible.
I
I
would
love
to
track
it
and
I
think
counselor
flynn,
along
with
your
questioning,
specifically
about
folks
from
chinatown
in
your
area,
you
might
be
able
to
check
and
see
or
encourage
them
to
see
if
their
applications
were
received
if
they
weren't.
That
might
also
be
helpful.
B
I
wanted
to
also
just
ask
the
city-
and
I
have
two
one
question
for
the
city
and
one
question
for
mass
vote
for
the
city.
Is
there
any
way
when
you
do
put
out
the
information
about
the
polling
locations
that
you
could
put
out
information
about
the
census
since
you're
putting
it
out
there?
I'm
just
wondering
if
it's
just
don't
forget
to
fill
out
the
census
with
the
neutral.
B
You
know
thing
on
there
you're
not
doing
anything
else.
I
understand
maybe
coming
with
the
ballot
it
might
come
as
political,
but
just
on
telling
people
where
to
vote.
That
might
also
be
something
that
I'm
hoping.
So
that's
just
a
question
to
you
and
then,
while
you're
pondering
that
question
and
mass
vote,
you
know
what
counselor
flynn
was
discussing
is
concerning
to
me
and
as
a
community
organization
that
is
about
the
enfranchise
and
expanding
that
this
is
to
miss
crawford.
B
H
Do
we
have
additional
flyers
from
the
census
left
over?
Oh
yeah?
I
know
the
federal
census
once
remember.
We
included
sebastian's,
I'm
sorry,
no,
it's
okay!
We
can
definitely
come
up
with
a
way
we
may.
If
we
have
flyers.
I
know
that
we
did
piggyback
the
federal
census
onto
our
census
mailing
in
january.
We
can
maybe
try
and
do
that
again
for
all
of
the
registered
voters
that
we're
reaching
out
to
for
the.
B
Thank
you.
I
didn't
know
if
cheryl
was
available.
A
I
apologize
camera
off,
as
I
mentioned
at
the
onset,
I'm
having
a
lot
of
challenges
with
my
eyes
these
days,
but
anyway
I
wanted
to
piggyback
on
what
commissioner
tavares
was
saying
regarding
or
even
thanking
you
counselor
edwards
for
lifting
it
up,
because
I
find
it
really
difficult
to
talk
about
anything
these
days
right
now
without
talking
about
the
senses
as
well,
because
we
understand,
on
the
other
side
of
covid,
that
we
do
need
the
resources
that
the
census
will
bring
in
and
that
also
the
census
is
off
we're
talking
about
representation.
A
So
it's
one
thing
leading
into
the
other
a
lot
of
the
materials
that
we
have
created
at
mass
vote.
That's
talking
about
the
vote
by
mail
bill.
The
new
sets
the
new
system.
That's
going
to
be
in
place.
This
fall
on
the
back
side
of
our
literature.
We
also
have
information
asking
people
have
they
completed
their
census
and
how
to
do
so
as
well
as
one
other
piece
is
voter
registration.
A
Are
you
registered
to
vote
where
you
currently
live,
because
we
understand
that,
as
we
are
mailing
apps,
while
the
secretary
of
state
mailed
applications
to
people
where
they
were
registered
to
vote
and
I've
as
I'm
walking
in
well
communicating
with
people
they're
saying
they
haven't,
received
their
applications?
I
ask
them.
Why
are
you
registered
where
you've,
where
you
where
you
currently
are
staying?
And
it's
like?
No
so
that?
A
But
that's
telling
me
that
there's
a
big
issue,
because
that
also
speaks
to
what's
happening
with
our
incarcerated
citizens
right,
like
those
that
have
misdemeanors
or
are
awaiting
trial,
who
probably
are
registered
at
home
versus
at
in
the
institution
wherever
they're
being
held.
So
there's
a
lot
of
questions
around
that,
but
also
you
know
that
was
one
of
the
counselor
edwards
which
you
lifted
up
about
the
language
access.
A
You
know,
that's
one
of
the
things
we
really
do
see
as
one
of
the
challenges
is
ensuring
that
our
elections
take
place
in
the
most
equitable
manner
possible
and
unfortunately,
the
state
I
mean.
Fortunately,
this
state
has
mandated
that
boston's
elections,
materials
be
provided
in
spanish,
chinese
and
vietnamese.
A
Yet
the
city
must
also
have
adequate
numbers
of
translators
presented
on
election
day
and
during
the
early
voting
period.
I
think
we
really
need
to
be
aware
of
how
to
have
folk
available
in
person
in
these
areas
where
we
know
we're
going
to
have
challenges
with
the
language
access.
This
is
of
the
id
ideas
that
we
thought
of,
and
also
how
you
know
we're.
How
do
we
provide
translators
in
languages
not
covered
under
the
legislature,
like
haitian
creole
and
k
bernie,
because
communities
that
we
serve
and
kamai?
A
I
mean
like
a
lot
of
the
communities
that
we
serve,
have
special
needs
and
will
need
translators
at
the
polling
location.
I
know
covet
is
just
throwing
this
whole
thing
all
up.
You
know
in
a
tizzy,
but-
and
I
appreciate
all
of
the
work-
how
commissioner
tavares
you
and
your
team
have
been
doing.
You
know.
A
We've
had
many
meetings
and
in
discussions
around
this,
and
I
see
that
you're
implementing
a
lot
of
the
you
know
things
that
a
lot
of
the
things
that
we
talked
about
in
these
meetings
and
I'm
happy
and
appreciative
of
that.
A
But
with
steadily
thinking
about
how
how
to
increase
poll
workers
use
utilizing
high
school
students,
utilizing
college
students
use
just
a
younger
swath
of
folk,
because
we
understand
when
we
think
about
a
lot
of
people,
just
drop
out
24
hours
before
the
election
right
right,
and
so
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
have
tons
and
tons
of
people
that
are
available.
A
I
just
I.
It
makes
me
so
incredibly
nervous
to
think
about
look
at
these
other
elections
that
have
taken
place
in
georgia
and
nevada
and
new
york.
As
a
result
of
you
know
folk
chicken
now
at
the
last
minute,
no
fault
of
their
own.
We
have
no
idea
where
covert
is
going
and
we
have
no
idea
in
the
next
three
weeks
and
so
we're
just
asking
that
we're
as
prepared
as
possible,
but
there's
many
questions.
I
almost
want
to
scrap
my
testimony
and
ask
all
these
questions.
A
I
know
listening
to
the
counselors
and
give
their
own
insight
about
what
they
see
as
some
of
the
challenges
there
are
many
there
are.
I
have
I
have
like
five
different
things
listed
here
that
you
know
I'm
concerned
about
and
that
people
keep
asking
us
about.
One
of
them
is
the
senior
facilities
right.
A
Like
we
already
know,
I
mean
we
can't
even
get
into
them
right
now,
right
like
aren't,
we
being
barred
from
going
inside
senior
facilities,
so
I'm
not
sure
how
that
works,
and
maybe
that
is
what
you're
speaking
to
commissioner
tavares,
where
many
of
them
will
be
consult
not
consolidated,
but
moved
actually
moved
because
we
can't
get
inside
the
buildings.
We
tried
to
deliver
food
to
many
of
these
facilities
and
have
no
access
to
the
buildings,
but
another
can
a
question
I
had.
A
A
Okay,
two
more
quick
little
things
that
I
would
like
you
to
think
about
or
tell
me
where
you
are
with
it
and
that
is
provisions
being
made
for
our
site,
challenged
citizens
as
well
as
oh.
This
is
a
good
one.
Someone
asked
me:
how
do
you
confirm
if
someone
mailed
in
their
ballot
city
hall,
how
do
does
the
poll
worker
on
election
day
confirm
that
this
person
has
not
voted
already?
H
If
someone
mails
their
ballot
back,
then
they
will
not
be
able
to
show
up
in
person
on
election
day.
They
will
be
pre-marked
in
the
voting
list,
as
voted
already.
A
H
H
If
someone
requests
their
ballot
and
does
not
return
it,
we
do
train
all
of
our
election
officers.
They're
required
to
attend
it
to
our
training
prior
to
serving.
They
are
instructed
to
call
us,
because
there
will
be
an
indic
marking
on
the
voting
list,
indicating
that
they
did
request
a
ballot
they
have
to
have
it
cleared
by
us
before
that
individual
can
vote.
A
B
So
we're
gonna
go
ahead
and
start
the
second
round.
Counselor
o'malley.
B
F
Great
thank
you
and
thank
you
cheryl
for
those
great
questions.
I
know
you've
been
doing
this
incredible
work
for
so
long
and
we
all
owe
you
a
huge
debt
of
gratitude.
It's
always
great
to
hear
from
you
and
thank
you
for
your
great
continued
advocacy.
So
commission
I
just
in
between
the
last
questions.
I
I
know
you
can't
compare
two
elections.
Every
election
is
different,
but
the
last
presidential
year
state
primary
september
8th,
I
think
it
was
of
2016..
F
The
total
voter
turnout
in
boston
was
34
424
voters
just
under
10
of
all
registered
voters
participating.
So
the
fact
that
we're
at
42
000
requests
already,
I
think,
demonstrates
how
successful
this
will
be.
F
This
vote
by
mail
and
make
it
finally
massachusetts
to
have
no
excuse
absentee
ballot,
which
we
did
not
have
before
last
month
and
also,
I
think
it
underscores
what
we
want
and
that's
to
encourage
as
many
voters
as
possible
to
vote
by
mail
so
that
it
is
less
of
a
risk
for
those
who
have
to
vote
in
person
either
early
voting
or
on
election
day.
F
So,
for
my
limited
two
and
a
half
minutes
now
on
this
round,
I
want
to
talk
specifically
about
safety
precautions
for
election
day,
so
how
I
so
many
of
our
voting
locations
are
our
school
gymnasiums.
Our
school
cafeterias
are
larger
spaces
that
can
accommodate
more,
but
are
we
going
to
head?
F
We
all
know
this
stuff
that
you
know
there's
at
most
multiple
voting
precincts,
I'm
thinking
of
holy
name,
the
biggest
probably
in
the
city,
if
not
the
state,
every
every
election
day
at
seven
a.m
and
well
at
6
50,
there's,
probably
a
line
of
20
to
30
people
lined
up
trying
to
be
the
first
vote
early
on
their
way
out.
Are
we
going
to
limit
the
number
of
individuals
in
a
polling
location.
H
Yes,
we
will
be
limiting
the
number
of
individuals
inside
of
a
polling
location.
We
will
be
spreading
our
booths,
we're
required
to
have
them
36
inches
apart
to
allow
for
any
wheelchair
user.
This
time
they'll
be
six
feet
apart,
where
we
can
spread
them
out
that
far
and
then
they
will
be
limited
to
two
voters
per
booth.
We
have
a
four
station
booth.
Two
of
those
blue
boots
will
be
blocked
off
and
they'll,
be
using
opposite
ends
of
the
voting
booths
and.
H
Yes,
we
will
have
an
election
officer,
that's
going
to
be
assigned
to
the
check-in
that
election
officer
is
going
to
be
responsible
for
ensuring
that
social
distancing
can
be
maintained.
We'll
be
placing
markings
on
the
floor
just
to
cue
voters
as
to
where
they
should
stand.
H
H
We
are
encouraging
the
phelps
at
markers
so
that
we
don't
cause
any
damage
to
our
image
cast
tabulator.
However,
the
marking
pen
will
not
be
left
on
at
the
voting
booth
as
they
were
in
the
past.
They'll
be
handed
to
the
voter
with
the
ballot
and
then
they'll
be
instructed
to
deposit
that
pen
at
the
checkout
table,
where
another
poll
worker
will
be
responsible
for
disinfecting
the
pens
before
we
disagree
with
them.
F
H
F
Okay,
just
a
quick
last
one,
I
promise
we'll
be
last
okay.
Are
we
going
to?
I
think
most
campaigns
would
probably
do
this
on
their
own,
but
let's,
let's
be
honest
and
and
I'm
guilty.
I
think
we
are
all
guilty
all
of
us
who
are
serving
in
elective
office
now
of
flaunting
some
of
the
rules
in
terms
of
congregating
outside
a
voting
location.
Before
are
we
going
to
actually
crack
down
on
that
this
year
to
prevent
people
from
sort
of
clustering
around
the
doors
and
everything.
H
G
G
Yeah,
thank
you,
council
edwards,
just
as
a
as
a
follow-up
to
council
o'malley's
line
of
questioning
when
the
say
the
absentee
ballots
that
are
that
will
be
counted.
They
counted
at
the
end
of
the
end
of
the
night.
After
the
polls
closed,
do
we
have
enough
staff
city,
election
staff
of
or
poll
workers?
I
should
say
that
are
able
to
open
up
those
ballots
and
count
them
accurately
and
and
make
sure
we
have
an
accurate
count.
H
The
absentee
ballots
are
processed
during
the
course
of
the
day,
so
we
instruct
them.
If
there's
a
lull,
they
should
be
processing
those
ballots,
because
those
ballots
still
have
to
be
checked
in
on
our
check-in
list.
H
We
are
going
to
be
sending
all
of
the
vote
by
mail
ballots
back
to
the
precinct,
so
we
will
be
looking
at
the
numbers
and
how
many
have
been
or
for
precincts
that
have
larger
vote-by-mail
ballots.
We
will
assemble
additional
additional
teams
to
help
the
poll
workers
with
just
counting,
so
it
could
be
just
teams
of
people
who
will
just
go
from
precinct
to
precinct
to
help
process.
The
early
voting
ballots.
G
And
now
that's
that's
good
information.
Thank
you,
commissioner
and
commissioner
for
the
the
poll
workers.
G
I
know
it
can
be
a
stressful
job
for
them
and
it
could
be
a
tough,
a
tough
day,
but
do
we
have
an
an
opportunity
for
the
poll
workers
to
you
know?
Do
we
have
enough
coverage
so
that
they
are
able
to
take
a
break
they're
able
to
go
outside
and
get
some
fresh
air
in
and
come
back
inside
without
interrupting
the
the
process
of
voting?
I
know
that
was
always
a
concern
from
the
poll
workers
that
they
they
they
just
wanted.
G
A
few
minutes
to
take
off
and
and
especially
during
when
it's
a
difficult,
stressful
environment.
H
We
are
required
to
have
six
election
officers
per
precinct.
This
may
include
two
additional
people
with
to
count
the
ballots
to
open
and
process
the
ballots
that
are
sent
to
the
precincts,
but
we
also
have
to
fact
keep
in
mind
that
there
is
a
capacity
limit
inside
of
the
polling
location
and
the
more
people
we
put
there,
then
the
more
we're
subjecting
everyone
and
and
and
voters.
H
So
we
want
to
make
sure
that
social
distancing
can
be
maintained
within
our
polling
location.
So
we
don't
want
to
overstaff.
We
do
step
staff
up
up
just
in
case
someone
does
call
out
sick
or
we
have
to
move
someone
from
one
location
to
another
so
that
we
have
coverage.
We
do
factor
all
of
those
things.
G
Just
the
application
process,
the
paperwork
process
going
back
and
forth
the
mailing
system.
I
should
say
with
a
lot
of
the
buildings
being
being
locked
at
times
you
know
of
the
mail
sometimes
just
placed
at
the
bottom
of
the
stairs
and
public
housing
developments
or
in
the
mailbox
area.
Are
we
making
any
provisions
that
for
public
housing
residents
it
might
be
a
little
more
difficult
for
them
to
actually
receive
mail
from
the
from
the
city
of
boston.
H
That
no,
we
really
haven't.
We
usually
do
outreach
to
some
of
the
housing
facilities
where
we
may
have
a
large
number
of
apps,
typically
get
a
large
number
of
apps
cintiq
requests
so
that
we
can
go
out
there
and
help
give
them
training
on
how
to
fill
out
these
requests
again
with
kovid
everything's
been
a
challenge,
I
think
just
maybe
getting
the
word
out
there
as
many
people,
as
we
have
putting
up
communication
that
people
can
simply
send
us
a
request
in
writing.
They
don't
have
to
wait
for
this
application.
H
B
Thank
you
very
much
we're
going
to
go
to
councillor
braden.
C
Thank
you.
I
I'm
really
impressed
with
the
thought
that
has
gone
into
you
know,
sanitizing
pens
and
and
the
the
flow
within
a
within
a
polling
place,
I
think,
maybe
in
november.
My
one
of
my
big
concerns
is
that
in
november
we
will
have.
C
We
will
have
long
very
long
lines
waiting
for
to
get
into
to
vote
and,
like
I
remember
in
the
2008
election,
at
the
end
of
the
day
on
polling
day,
we
had
we
had
a
line
a
quarter
of
a
mile
long
outside
the
jackson,
man
in
in
austin
waiting
to
get
in
and
vote
like
an
hour
before
the
polls
close.
So
I
I
I
am
I'm
if
it's
a
quarter
mile
long
under
normal
circumstances,
I'm
wondering
in
terms
of
social,
distancing,
etc.
C
H
Hopefully,
with
the
new
option
to
vote
by
mail,
we
won't
have
any
of
those
issues,
but
the
election
officer
officers
are
trained
and
well
actually
training
actually
started.
Today
they
are
being
instructed
to
make
sure
that
social
distancing
can
maintain
so
be
maintained.
So
we
will
do
the
first
few
markings
on
the
floor
to
cue
voters
as
to
where
they
should
stand,
and
then
they
will
go
out.
H
If
there
is
a
lengthy,
a
long
line,
then
they
will
be
instructed
to
go
outside
and
just
make
sure
that
voters
are
distancing
and
if,
for
some
reason,
they're
not
getting
cooperation,
there
is
a
police
officer
on
site.
We
try
to
minimize
what
the
officer
does,
but
they
are
there
to
support
the
warden
who's.
The
chief
election
officer,
there.
B
Thank
you,
counselor
bach,
I'm
sorry.
I
skipped
you.
B
D
B
D
Now
it's
better
yes,
okay,
great
okay,
I'll
just
I'll!
Try
to
be
brief,
since
I've
got
a
poor
connection
now
I
I
just
wanted
to
ask
if
the
city
has
done
any
partnership
with
the
the
places
that
traditionally
receive
mail-in
ballots
for
some
of
our
homeless
citizens.
D
I
ask
that,
because
in
my
district,
I've
got,
for
instance,
the
women's
lunch
place,
67
newberry
street
we've
got
60
people
registered
there
and
they've
been
shut,
and
I'm
just
wondering
whether
we've
done
any
outreach
with
the
folks
who
are
sort
of
the
institutional
male
recipients
for
our
unhoused
folks
and
thought
about
how
to
get
applications
out
to
them.
H
We
have
not,
but
if
you
would
like
to
send
me
a
list
of
the
those
locations,
we
can
try
and
reach
out
to
them
and
put
some
additional
applications
in
the
mail.
B
D
That
we
probably
have
a
bunch
of
alternative
addresses
for
people
right
now,
and
it
would
be
good
to
think
proactively
on
that
front
and
then
my
other
question
is
just
the
note
you
made
about
how
we're
going
to
have
poll
workers
calling
the
elections
department.
H
I
think
for
september
we
may
be
okay
with
the
phones.
We
have
to
think
creatively
for
about
november,
because
we
do
usually
bring
in
a
ton
of
volunteers,
and
we
already
have
additional
people
here
in
the
office.
So
we'd
have
to
figure
out
a
creative
way
to
make
sure
that
everybody
can
be
social
distanced
and
still
answer
all
the
phone
lines.
D
Yeah
there's
certainly
lots
of
virtual
sort
of
distributed
phone
bank
options,
but
I
would
just
say
we
would
really
want
to
think
about
that
as
a
rate
limiting
cracker
this
year,
but
yeah
those
were
my
those
and
then
just.
I
guess.
My
last
point
would
just
be
to
say
again
that
if
there's
a
way
for
the
department
to
think
about
more
ballot
drop
boxes,
I
mean
since
obviously
we're
doing
them
at
early
vote
locations.
It
means
those
ones
we're
not
having
to
be
available
till
8
pm
on
election
day.
D
So
the
question
of
it
just
seems
to
me
like
we
could
have
some
sites
out
in
the
neighborhoods
that
we
then
didn't
keep
that
we
didn't
keep
available
right
up
until
8pm
on
election
day,
and
I
I
just
feel
I
just
feel
like
again
just
thinking
about
creative
ways
to
get
as
many
of
these
valid
teams
at
the
11th
hour
as
possible
without
people
having
to
show
up
and
vote
in
person
thanks
so
much.
Madam
chair.
B
Thank
you,
counselor
sabe
george.
J
Thank
you
ma'am
chair.
I
I
appreciate
counselor
box
questions
around
our
unsheltered
or
unhoused
residents
here
in
the
city
and
just
add
the
city
shelters
to
that.
J
So
woods
mullin
as
well
as
southampton
street
to
that
list,
and
I
wonder
because
there
are
sort
of
intersecting
roles
with
the
city's
election
department
as
as
well
as
the
states,
the
secretary
of
state's
office,
if
we
could
perhaps
have
sort
of
a
clearly
defined
list
of
who's
responsible
for
what
what's
going,
where
sort
of
a
one-page
fact
sheet
that
we
could
share
with
our
our
networks
widely
to
just
share
this
information
more
widely
and
I
think
get
it
get
that
information
into
the
hands
of
more
people
would
be
helpful.
B
Thank
you,
counselor
counselor,
mejia,.
K
Hi,
yes,
I'm
just
curious.
I
I'm
going
back
to
counselor
o'malley's
question
in
regards
to
masks
and
I'm
just
wondering
you
know
what
I
worry
about
is
that
people
hear
that
wearing
a
mask
is
not
required
and
some
folks
may
be
kind
of
put
off
by
that.
So
I'm
just
curious
from
a
messaging
standpoint.
K
H
We
are
going
to
be
promoting
the
use
of
masks.
That's
the
position
that
we're
taking
we're
encouraging
everyone
to
wear
a
mask
inside
of
the
pollen
location,
and
anyone
who
does
not
have
a
mask
will
be
offered
a
mask
upon
arrival.
It's
just
that
little
gray
area.
K
And
I'm
just
curious
in
terms
of
the
training
for
the
polling
staff
and
wardens,
or
do
you
do
those
in
multiple
languages,
I
think
about
like
jamaica,
plain
and
other
parts
of
the
city
that
have
a
high
concentration
of
non-english
speakers?
Do
you
do
the
training
in
multiple
languages,
the.
H
Training
is
not
available
in
multiple
languages.
We
do
have
we
staff
our
polls
with
interpreters,
haitian
creole,
cape
verdean,
creel,
chinese,
vietnamese,
spanish,
russian.
We
try
to
identify
the
areas
in
the
city
that
need
language
assistance
and
we
do
recruit
people
accordingly,
but
they
have
to
be
able
to
speak
both
english
and
that
and
that
particular
language
to
better
serve
the
residents.
H
Our
trainings
are
done
throughout
the
city,
so
we
tried
to
do
a
training
in
every
single
neighborhood
and
this
time
around
with
covet
we're
in
we're
urging
all
of
our
election
officers
to
take
a
virtual
training.
But
we
are
keeping
the
in-person
training
as
an
option
for
those
who
may
not
have
access
to
technology.
K
Excellent
and
then
I'm
just
curious
about
you
know
we
we
we're
talking
about
the
number
of
people
who
may
show
up
to
the
polls
and
you
know
expecting
potentially
long
lines
and
hopefully
not
because
we
have
this
melon
option,
but
I'm
just
curious
in
terms
of
what
it
looks
like
are
we
gonna
do
six
feet
apart?
How
many
people
can
stand
in
the
line?
How
are
you
navigating
that?
What
are
you
determining.
H
It
is
going
to
be
six
feet
apart,
so
everyone's
going
to
be
required
to
stay
at
least
six
feet
apart.
If
it's
a
smaller
pollen
location,
the
line
is
going
to
have
to
form
outside
of
the
polling
location.
Unfortunately,
and
then
the
voters
will
have
to
be
queued
in
one
once
one
voter
exits
and
all
of
the
stations
have
been
disinfected,
then
they'll
cue,
the
next
voter
in.
K
H
If
it's
a
small
location,
then
it
would,
the
lines
would
have
to
form
on
the
sidewalk
and.
K
B
We're
at
about
time!
So
if
this
is
like
your.
B
Okay,
if
you
had
another
one,
I
just
was
saying
word:
oh.
K
B
K
B
He
may
have
counsel,
he
may
be
gone,
he
may
have
gone
and
then
so
I
I
just
want
to
echo
before
we
go
to
public
testimony.
Thank
you
so
much
for
your
partnership.
B
Thank
you
so
much
for
the
work
that
you've
done
and
answering
so
many
so
many
questions
that
I've
had
personally
at
my
office.
This
is
for
the
commissioner
and
for
sabino.
I
think
he
must
think
I
have
his
number
on
speed
dial.
I
want
to
thank
you
both,
though,
for
the
work
that
you've
done.
I
do
think
it
would
be
great
if
you,
if
we
could
partner
and
each
of
us
send
a
list
of
locations
where
we
think
our
hard-to-reach
people
congregate.
B
B
Whatever
you
think
is
most
important,
I
think
I
think
churches,
I
don't
know
if
that's
if
that's
legal
or
not,
but
I
was
I'm
just
thinking
about
where
people
are
and
there
we
had
great
success
in
partnership
under
the
resiliency
fund,
with
a
lot
of
local
nonprofits
that
do
a
lot
of
service
work,
and
so
maybe
also
following
that,
as
well
with
some
of
the
applications.
B
I'm
not
sure
these
are
just
suggestions,
but
I'm
hoping
we
can
form
a
partnership,
I'd
love
to
grab
as
many
applications
to
make
sure
as
many
people
have
access
to
them.
I
echo
counselor
flynn's
concerns
when
I
was
knocking
on
the
doors
and
and
housing
and
developments
the
mailboxes
are
in
some
buildings
were
just
it
was.
It
was
a.
It
was
not
ideal.
It
was
embarrassing,
sometimes
to
see
how
things
are
stopped
and
they're
on
the
floor
and
so
on
and
so
forth,
and
so
for
something
so
precious.
I'm.
B
I
work
with
happy
to
work
with
you
and
for
the
bha
at
some
of
their
offices
that
are
on
site
and
to
get
more
applications
there
as
well.
So
that's
my
only
suggestion.
H
Absolutely
we
definitely
can
partner
up
and
do
something
like
that.
I
think
the
more
people
who
vote
by
mail
it
just
makes
it
easier
for
everybody
else
to
keep
voters
safe.
The
residents
who
may
live
at
a
facility,
a
housing
facility
that
hosts
us
so
absolutely.
B
And
I
just
want
to
make
sure
to
a
question
to
the
lead
sponsor
council
o'malley,
the
numbers
you
stated
at
the
very
beginning.
I
I
wasn't
sure
if
I
got
them
correct
you,
you
said
for
absentee
ballots.
There
was
only
35
000
people
who
voted
before.
I'm
sorry.
Could
you
do
the
numbers
again?
You
had
compared
how
many
people
have
voted
in
early
voting
or
in
the
primary
with
the
current
amount
of
people
who,
yes,.
F
Correct
so
the
there's
a
great
resource
for
those
who
may
be
interested
on
boston.com
elections,
which
goes
the
breakdown
of
all
turnout
in
the
last
probably
20,
nearly
20
years
of
elections,
maybe
15
years.
So
I
looked
back
to
the
last
analogous
primary,
which
would
have
been
the
september
primary
of
2016
an
election
year.
Obviously
not
the
presidential
preference.
F
We
may
have
one
or
two
slightly
more
high
interest
rates
this
year,
but
the
total
votes
cast
absentee
there
wasn't
early
voting
for
the
primary
then,
but
absentee
and
election
day
votes
for
september,
7th
or
8th
of
2016
total
number
cast
was
four
hundred
twenty
four,
the
fact
that
today,
on
august
sixth,
we
are
at
forty
two
thousand
requests
for
absentee
and
other
vote
by
mail.
Admittedly,
some
of
those
may
not
be
pushed
back.
We
also
still
have
twenty
days
to
residents
have
20
days
to
request
ballots.
F
I
think
shows
that
we
will
have
a
very,
very
high
turnout,
and
what
I
am
hopeful
is
that
we
will
have
a
very,
very
high
vast
majority
of
those
ballots
that
will
be
cast
by
mail
to
show
that
this
system
works
as
we've
seen
in
countless
other
states
across
the
country.
So
it's
a
credit
to
the
commissioner
and
her
team,
but
it
argues
well
for
all
of
us
who
love
democracy
to
already
see
such
great
interaction
happening
at
this
early
stage.
B
Thank
you.
Thank
you
again.
It
also,
I
think,
is
a
touch
that
we
needed
a
personal
touch,
reminding
people
about
the
election,
which
I
think
is
only
going
to
help
feed
and
build
up
the
momentum
for
it.
So
they
got
a
touch
from
the
city
of
boston
and
or
from
from
the
secretary
of
state,
but
the
the
ballot
will
be
coming
from
from
you
guys.
So
thank
you
for
now.
I'm
gonna
turn
it
over
to
public
testimony.
If
we
have
any
folks
signed
up
or
who
are
not,
who
would
like
to
testify.
B
Not
sure
if
we
have
anyone
signed
up
if
christine,
if
folks
were
interested,
I
am
tegan.
Are
you
with
mass.
B
That's
it
yeah,
that's
what
I
thought.
Okay,
I
want
to
make
sure
and
then
I
don't
know
that
there's.
A
I
participate
I
had
testimony
that
alex
asked
me
to.
I
can
submit
it
in
written
form.
If
that's,
if
that's
what
you
like.
B
Feel
free,
we
have
a
little
bit
if
you
want
to
go
ahead,
and
I
think
you
had
some
points
that
you
were.
You
were
going
to
make
without.
A
It
yeah
and
I'll
just
lift
up
a
couple
that
I
I
got.
I
snuck
some
in
earlier,
but
just
go
ahead
with
this.
You
know
first
off
I
do
want
to
thank
you,
chairman
edwards,
and
lead
sponsor
counselor
o'malley
for
holding
this
hearing
today,
as
well
as
the
rest
of
the
council
for
offering
your
own
insights.
A
This
is
a
hugely
important
issue
that
cannot
receive
enough
attention
and,
as
you've
already
heard
today,
massachusetts
is
implementing
various
far-reaching
reforms
ahead
of
our
fall
election,
and
this
would
include
that
vote-by-mail
system
expanded
early
voting
and
protections
for
voting
on
election
day.
We've
heard
a
lot
of
this
lifted
up
already,
but
with
all
of
the
rhetoric,
I
am
really
nervous
because,
with
all
the
rhetoric
that's
flying
around
it
nationally
right,
like
that's
filtering
into
our
city,
people
are
terrified
around
this
vote
by
mail
system.
Voting
by
mail
will
your
ballot
get
there?
A
Will
it
count?
Will
it
be
in
the
hallway
if
someone
as
councillor
edwards
mentioned
when
they
went
around
to
the
to
the
different
facilities
and
buildings
right
like
people
are
just
nervous?
And
so,
but
I
think
I
I
hope
we're
given
the
right
message
that
you
can
apply,
send
an
application
in
for
your
absentee
for
your
vote
by
mail
ballot,
but
you
can
turn
it
in
in
person.
But
the
point
that
I
want
to
stick
to
is
that
you
cannot
turn
it
in
on
election
day.
A
I'm
getting
the
sense
that
people
think
that
they
can
hold
the
ballot
and
fill
it
out
and
then,
instead
of
standing
in
line
on
election
day,
just
turn
it
in,
and
I
guess
we
need
to
be
really
clear
with
the
messaging
around
that,
so
that
people
are
not
confused.
The
other
piece
that
I
thought
people
would
get
there
was
some
I
heard
is
that
the
ballot
has
to
be
at
city
hall.
A
When
you
say
received
by
us,
you
don't
mean
received
at
a
polling
location,
you
actually
mean
received
by
the
city
or
town
hall
wherever
they
live,
and
so
we
need
to.
I
just
think
that
we
need
to
really
be
clear
on
the
messaging
around
that,
and
so,
rather
than
focusing
on
all
the
wonderful
merits
of
of
this
policy,
you
know
we
wanted
to
just
make
sure
that
we
lifted
up
some
of
the
challenges
and
one
of
those
challenges
that
we
expect
this
fall.
A
We're
really
nervous
about
is
the
burden
that
this
system
places
on
local
election
officials,
because
we
know
that
the
typical
election
is
three
to
five
percent
of
voted
vote.
Voters
vote
by
mail,
but
because
the
covet
19
has
made
our
elections
anything
but
typical.
Instead
we're
seeing
vote
by
mail
rates
10
to
20
times
this
rate,
for
example
the
city
of
holyoke,
which
held
a
special
state
senate
race.
This
past
may
fifty
percent
of
the
voters
voted
by
mail
in
boston.
A
We
expect
a
minimum
of
fifty
percent
of
voters
to
apply
to
vote
by
mail,
though
we
would
not
be
surprised
if
that
rate
really
reached
75
as
it
has
in
some
states.
So
we're
really
thinking
that
we
are
going
to
get
a
much
bigger
ask
around
that.
But
we
also
know
that
if
action
is
not
taken
and
that
not
everyone
that
requests
a
ballot
to
vote
by
mail
will
receive
one.
That
is
one
of
our
concerns.
A
We
are
asking
officials
that
typically
train
to
run
a
5k
to
get
ready
to
run
this
marathon,
because
that
is
exactly
what
it's
going
to
take
to
make
sure
ensure
that
our
elections
are
safely
administered,
I'm
just
skipping
through
a
bunch
of
some
of
the
stuff,
because
we
have
already
talked
about
it.
A
A
But
we
at
mass
voted
doing
all
that
we
can
to
recruit
as
many
poll
workers
as
possible.
This
fall.
We
are
in
discussions
with
colleges
and
universities
from
around
the
state
to
encourage
students
to
serve
as
poll
workers.
We
are
also
in
discussion
with
fellow
advocacy
organizations,
as
well
as
businesses
eager
to
do
their
civic
duty,
since
the
state
has
drastically
reduced
the
limitations
to
hiring
poll
workers.
Finding
individuals
to
serve
as
poll
workers
has
been
made
far
easier.
A
We
do
we
talked
about
the
language
piece.
I
won't
go
over
that
again,
but
we
do
know
these
challenges.
Adjusting
to
the
new
vote
by
mail
system
recruiting
enough
poll
workers
and
ensuring
that
our
elections
take
place
in
the
most
equitable
manner
possible
are
the
greatest
challenges
our
elections
face.
This
fall.
There
are
un,
undoubtedly
many
other
challenges
we
didn't
address
here
and
countless
challenges
that
will
arise
in
the
weeks
and
months
ahead.
Yet
these
are
challenges
that
we
have.
We
advocates
and
city
officials
must
address
whenever
and,
however
necessary.
A
A
The
amazing
work
that
you're
doing
to
the
city
council
is
for
lifting
up
this
issue
and
giving
it
attention
the
attention
that
we
need
the
attention
we
hope
the
secretary
of
state
will
give
it
as
he
launches
his
public
education
campaign,
which
can't
start
fast
enough.
So
again,
thank
you.
Thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
testify
today
and
to
bring
some
of
these
issues
to
the
forefront.
E
I
thank
you
counselor
edwards.
I
have
a
question
I
guess
for
all
of
you
as
well.
As
for
the
commissioner
in
terms
of
student
engagement
with
voting,
I
realize
that
a
number
of
students
will
be
resuming
classes
in
boston
at
our
local
institutions.
I'm
also
a
community
organizer
at
fenway
cdc.
So
I'm
particularly
thinking
about
the
fenway.
E
However,
those
students
who
may
be
registered
in
boston
won't
necessarily
be
physically
in
the
city
and
may
not
have
received
their
absentee
application.
So
I
realize
that
this
may
be
a
complicated
question
and
may
not
have
an
immediate
answer.
I
may
not
get
an
immediate
answer
on
it,
but
what
can
be
done
or
what
are
you
all
doing
in
order
to
engage
universities
to
ensure
that
they're
encouraging
students
to
either
request
an
absentee
ballot
wherever
they
are
or
register
in
their
home
state
or
home
city
or
town.
H
I
would
there's
usually
someone
within
the
university
that
is
urging
the
students
to
register,
to
vote
and
and
fill
out
a
voter
register,
not
a
good
register.
I'm
sorry
an
absence
about
an
application
in
their
home
state
and
we've
actually
worked
to
create
a
dues
and
don'ts
for
students
or
kind
of
taboo
questions
that
come
up
around
students,
whether
they're
going
to
use
lose
their
financial
aid
if
they
register
to
vote
here
in
the
city
of
boston
versus
being
registered
in
their
home
state.
So
we
do
have
all
that
material.
H
Most
of
our
work
tends
to
be
with
suffolk,
northeastern
and
sometimes
bu.
So
I
don't.
We
have
not
really
done
too
much
work
to
with
broaden
our
efforts
with
other
universities.
I
think,
with
the
student
poll
worker
program
that
we
are
working
with
the
colleges
and
universities.
H
My
goal
is
to
see
how
that
goes
in
terms
of
communication
between
the
university
and
the
election
department
and
to
see,
if
that's
something
that's
going
to
be
manageable
and
that
we
can
actually
assign
to
one
particular
person
to
have
that
role
to
reach
out
to
additional
schools
so
that
we're
not
burdening
our
staff
with
all
of
this
additional
layer
of
work.
Because
we
do
have
our
work
cut
out
for
us
with
the
upcoming
elections
in
the
vote
by
mail
piece.
B
Thank
you.
We
also
received
some
written
testimony
specifically
from
tom
ready
asking
a
lot
about
a
lot
of
the
specifics
of
the
cleaning
that
we
we
covered
a
good
chunk
of
it,
but
I
just
wanted
to
go
through
some
of
that
written
test
of
testimony
for
things
we
didn't
cover
specifically
around
ventilation
and
fans
and
how
we're
making
sure
that
the
air
doesn't
get
too
stuffy
in
certain
where
the
doors
and
windows
will
be
open
and
fans
installed
the
actual
voting
booths.
B
Will
they
be
six
distances
six
feet
apart
from
each
other,
and
we
covered
the
pens,
we
have
a
covered
hand
sanitizer
and
the
floor
markings
at
six
feet.
We
covered
that
as
well,
so
yeah,
those
two
things
right
now
and
I'll
keep
looking
through
his
suggestions.
H
H
Libraries,
community
centers,
as
well
as
private
locations,
so
that's
a
little
difficult.
We
are
instructing
our
poll
workers
to
disinfect
surfaces.
In
addition
to
that,
we
are
assembling
cleaning
crews,
so
bps
has
agreed
to
have
their
custodians.
Do
the
cleaning
the
library
will
have
their
custodians?
Do
the
cleaning
for
their
facility
and
we
will
assemble
additional
team
for
any
private
locations.
They
will
go
in
there
and
disinfect
periodically,
maybe
every
two
to
three
hours
more
thoroughly.
H
The
high
touch
areas
such
as
door
handles
and
things
of
that
nature
and
the
voting
booths
will
be
spread
out.
Six
will
be
six
feet
apart,
especially
where
we
can
give
voters
the
six
feet.
That
may
mean
that
we
have
fewer
voting
booths,
which
means
that
you
can
only
have
fewer
people
processed
at
a
time.
So.
H
What
we're
saying
people
take
advantage
of
vote
by
mail,
especially
for
november
in
smaller
locations,
if
we
have
to
cut
it
down
to
just
two
voting
booths.
That's
four
people,
but
that
may
not
mean
that
you
can
let
four
people
and,
depending
on
how
many
poll
workers
we
already
have
inside
of
the
polling
location.
B
Thank
you,
there's
there's
a
lot
of
other
specific
bullet
points,
a
lot
of
it
centered
on
the
fact
that
10
polling
locations
have
almost
5
000
voters
each
and
a
lot
of
that.
B
What
we
addressed
about
the
you
know
the
amount
of
people
coming
through
in
the
long
lines
and
making
sure
that
they're
separated,
but
I
will
forward-
but
I
believe
actually
christine
will
forward
this
letter
to
you
specifically
with
these
questions
and
we'll
make
sure
mr
reddy,
that
the
questions
are
answered
or
that
you
you
hear
directly
from
either
myself
or
from
the
elections.
Commission.
Thank
you
for
your
testimony
or
written
testimonies,
mr
ready
in
terms
of
any
other
public
participations
or
conversation
or
comments.
B
G
G
What
are
some
of
the?
What?
What?
What
is
the
outreach
we're
doing
with
the
schools
at
this
time
and
what
are
the
safety
issues?
What
are
the
public
safety
issues?
What
are
the
health
issues
and
again,
if
I
miss
that,
I
I
apologize.
B
No,
no
apologies
necessary.
We
did
note
that
I
believe
there
is
no
school
on
september
1st
and
then
we
are
going
to
have
to
follow
up
with
bps,
because
there's
an
understanding
from
the
election
commission
that
november
3rd
there
is
no
school
and-
and
that
was
not
in
the
bps's
calendar.
So
that
is
something
we
are
trying
to
figure
out
for
you,
counselor.
B
Welcome
so
with
that,
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
my
colleagues
for
final
remarks.
If
council
o'malley,
would
you
like
to
be,
would
you
like
to
kick
it
off
or
end
it.
F
I'll
kick
it
off.
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
to
all
of
our
colleagues
for
great
thoughtful
questions.
Kamish.
Thank
you
again
for
your
great
leadership
in
sabino
and
your
team
and
the
members
of
the
public.
I
feel
very
bullish
on
a
number
of
things:
the
high
percentage,
the
fact
that
we're
at
42
000
requests
for
voting
by
mail
already
commish.
Can
you
furnish
us
with
sort
of
updates
every
week?
Just
what
the
raw
number
is?
F
That'd
be
great,
thank
you.
I
feel
good
about
helping
spread.
I
feel
good
that
you
feel
better
about
staffing
on
election
day
and
on
early
voting,
but
please
take
call
on
us
to
help
get
the
word
out.
I
believe
we
covered
the
last
time
the
stipend
has
increased
for
poll
workers
for
this
election
is
that
correct.
F
Great
great,
no,
but
that's
great,
that's
helpful
and
then
a
lot
of
the
safety
protocols,
I
think,
are
right
on
the
money.
The
one
thing
that
I
would
urge
you
in
in
this.
This
may
be
something
we
can
be
helpful
with
as
a
council,
and
I
don't
even
know
what
the
action
would
be
taken.
But
I
understand
that
I
think
it
is
vital
that
we
mandate
mask
wearing
on
election
day.
I'm
in
city
hall,
you're
in
city
hall.
F
We
have
to
wear
a
mask
to
come
into
city
hall,
as
we
should
we're
seeing.
Obviously,
today
boston
was
listed
among
some
other
cities
that
are
seeing
some
dangerous
trends
to
have
that
number
of
individuals
congregating,
although
there
will
be
safety
protocols
on
election
day,
but
to
have
that
many
people
in
and
out,
particularly
as
many
of
these
locations,
don't
have
the
best
ventilation
system
to
have
one
individual,
not
wearing
a
mask,
could
put
others
at
risk.
F
Now
your
point,
which
is
which
is
a
good
one
about
there,
could
be
a
health
issue
that
an
individual
would
have
that
would
prevent
him
or
her
from
wearing
a
mask.
While
I'm
sensitive
to
that,
I
think
that
we've
already
there
are
many
many
many
accommodations
that
can
be
made
to
that,
including
early
vote
or
voting
by
mail.
So
that
would
be
my
only
sort
of
takeaway
if
there's
any
way
that
we
can.
F
You
know
the
most
important
thing
that
we're
doing
now
is
getting
access
to
voting
by
mail,
which
you
and
your
team
have
done
a
very
excellent
job
on
and
we'll
continue
to
push
that,
but
just
for
those
that
will
vote
on
election
day.
Anything
we
can
do
to
make
it
even
more
safer
sounds
like
you're
doing
a
lot
of
really
important
things,
but
that
mask
requirement
is
just
something
that
I
would
I'm
going
to
continue
to
push
for,
because
I
think
it's
absolutely
needed
on
election
day.
F
So
look
forward
to
working
with
you
working
with
the
mayor,
working
with
others
to
get
that
hopefully
done
and
yeah.
I
I
thank
you
all
for
your
work.
I
know
this
was
longer
than
we
wanted
to
to
do,
and
you've
been
very
generous
with
your
time,
commissioner,
keep
up
the
good
work
and
call
on
us
if
we
can
be
helpful
to
you
in
the
weeks
ahead.
F
Thank
you
and
then
maybe,
madam
chair,
I
don't
think
there's
any
need
necessarily
to
do
another
working
session
before
the
first,
but
maybe
we
could
do
one
after
the
primary
just
to
sort
of
you
know
gear
up
for
november,
which
is
obviously
the
bigger
election
more
important
one.
So
thank
you
all.
Thank
you.
Everybody.
B
Thank
you,
councillor
flynn,.
G
Thank
you,
council,
edwards,
and
thank
you
councillor,
o'malley,
for
a
very
productive
working
session.
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
election
commissioner
for
being
here
and
for
her
leadership,
and
I
think
her
team
has
an
excellent
excellent
plan,
so
I
want
to
acknowledge
the
the
work
of
the
election
department
and
the
professionals
in
that
department.
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
to
mass
voters
as
well
for
their
outstanding,
outstanding
work
on
this
important
issue.
G
My
my
question
or
my
follow-up,
would
be
relating
to
council
o'malley's
point
not
we're
not
having
another
working
session
until
after
the
election,
but
could
we,
commissioner,
maybe
have
an
after-action
report
on
what
went
well
or
what
challenges
we
may
have
had
from
september
1st
election
and
using
that
document
or
using
those
lessons
learned
using
them
for
the
november
election?
That
might
be.
That
might
be
helpful
to
us
with
the
much
larger
turnout
as
council
o'malley
stated,
but
again
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
you
and
your
team
as
well.
D
Thank
you
so
much,
madam
chair,
just
to
thank
the
election
commissioner
and
say
certainly
in
terms
of
takeaways.
I
will
definitely
reach
out
for
my
office
about
sort
of
places.
We
could
use
some
extra
outreach
to
try
to
reach
our
unhoused
folks
and
then
I
think,
definitely
as
soon
as
you
can
get
us
that
flyer
about
early
vote
locations
great
and
obviously,
as
soon
as
you
have
the
final
pulling
locations
for
the
first
to
finalize.
D
I
just
think
we
want
to
use
all
channels
to
push
out
that
information
and-
and
my
last
note
will
just
be-
I
I
mean-
certainly
you
know
the
the
phone
line
issue
that
I
raised
and
then
also,
I
think,
if
we're
not
doing
expanded
valid.
D
B
B
Okay,
counselor
braden.
C
Thank
you
so
much,
commissioner
and
sabino
and
all
concerned,
and
thank
you.
This
has
been
a
very
well
worthwhile
and
useful
working
session
this
afternoon.
One
one
concern
and
again
I'll
throw
this
into
the
mix.
I
don't
expect
an
answer
right
now,
but
one
concern
is
about
the
the
post
office
and
I
I
feel
that
further
up
in
our
federal
government
there's
someone
who
is
trying
to
undermine
the
effectiveness
of
the
post
office
and
also
throwing
doubt
on
its
ability
to
deliver
mail-in,
ballots,
securely,
etc.
C
H
All
of
our
requests
have
to
be
in
by
august
26th,
and
that
was
done
to
ensure
that
we
have
time
to
mail
the
ballot
to
every
registered
voter
and
that
they
could
in
fact
return
it
to
us.
Voters
can
still
return
their
ballots
up
until
election
day,
however,
that
ballot
has
to
reach
the
election
department
as
cheryl
previously
mentioned.
Ballots
cannot
be
returned
to
the
precinct.
It
has
to
be
in
the
election
department
by
september
1st.
So
if
someone
feels
that
they
were,
you
know
just
kind
of
waited
until
the
last
minute.
C
H
C
Thank
you
so
much,
and
thanks
again,
for
your
work
for
me
voting
is
the
most
important
and
precious
gift
that
we
have
as
citizens,
and
I
really
congratulate
you
for
all
your
work
that
you're
doing
to
ensure
that
as
many
people
as
possible
can
vote
this
year.
Thank
you.
H
If
any
voter
wants
to
track
their
ballot,
whether
we
receive
their
application,
whether
their
ballot's
been
mailed
or
received
on
our
end,
they
want
to
go
to
track
myballotma.com.
J
B
Counselor
mejia
she
may
have
had
to
go.
I
think
I
apologize.
I
think
she
sent
me
a
text
counselor
also
council
flirty
may
have
gone,
so
I
would
just
note
some
follow-ups
and
one
I
do
want
to
say
I'm.
Yes,
I
absolutely
think
we
should
have
a
working
session
not
only
about
you
know,
to
learn
how
this
works
and
to
learn
how
we
can
make
sure
you
know
we're
lucky
to
have
a
dry
run.
B
If
you
will
with
the
primary,
but
the
math
there
will
be
even
more
people
who
show
up
in
november
and
we'll
be
able
to,
I
think,
even
build
on
what
we
learned
from
this
one.
I
want
to
say:
yes,
we
we
also
do
plan
on
figuring
out,
what's
happening
on
november
3rd,
for
schools
or
just
to
again
announce
that
I'm
happy
to
work
with
as
many
people
as
possible
to
get
as
many
folks
applying
applications
in
their
hands
to
make
sure
that
they
apply
to
get
a
ballot.
B
I
wanted
to
note-
and
I
I
I
might
actually
disagree-
or
maybe
I'm
concerned
about
the
messaging-
about
requiring
a
mass
to
vote
or
excuse
me
a
mask
to
enter
into
vote
because
it
it
immediately
hits
to
me.
Are
we
requiring
mass
in
order
to
vote
and
and
and
that's
my,
I
think
we
should
be
emphasizing
the
safest
way
to
vote
is
with
the
mask
or
unmask
in
your
house,
but
we
don't
want
people
to
walk
away
with
a
message
that
you
can't
vote
unless
you
have
a
mask.
B
So
I
am
I'm
a
little
concerned
about
that
message
that
way,
but
I
think
safety
around
voting
might
be
another
message
we
can
work
on.
You
don't
want
to
wear
a
mask
vote
early
or
vote
by
mail
so
that
those
are
the
things
I'm
a
little
concerned
about
with
requiring
a
mask
to
come
in.
I
think
we
should
be
able
to
require
the
safest
ability-
and
maybe
the
city,
lawyers
or
someone
else
can
come
up
with
a
requirement
that
doesn't
run
afoul
of
the
access
or
infringement
enfranchisement
of
people's
rights.
B
But
that's
my
only
concern
and
then
finally,
just
again,
I'm
gonna
repeat
the
website.
It's
trackmyballot.com!
You
can
track
your
application
where
it's
at.
Am
I
correct?
Don't.
B
And
you
can
track
your
application
yeah
and
you
can
track
when
you
submit
your
ballot
as
well.
If
it's
been
received,
it's
been
received,
correct,
wow,
okay,
that's
great
to
know
so.
Thank
you
all.
I
think,
unless
the
lead
sponsor
has
any
other
objection,
we're
going
to
go
ahead
and
call
this
done
so,
thank
you
very
much
have
a
good.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.