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Editorial: Voting flawed in Somerville School Committee process

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Posted on January 24, 2013 at 4:48 pm

After a month of applications and interviews, Ward 1 has a new School Committee member. We’re impressed with Ben Echevarria’s resume and his commitment to the community, and we think he’ll represent the ward well in the remainder of this term. But we’re less impressed with the non-democratic process that put him in office. It needs further review before it’s used again to fill vacancies.

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