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Michelle Tassinari
Coverage of Michelle Tassinari in the Nexus archive.
- The tricky calculus of designing a ballot with nine questions
Secretary of State William Galvin delegates the task of assigning numbers to nine November ballot questions to his deputy Michelle Tassinari to avoid conflict of interest, as he is involved in one of the measures. The numbering prioritizes keeping each question entirely on one side of the ballot to aid voter comprehension. A controversial measure to repeal recreational marijuana legalization faces an eleventh-hour challenge.