A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to a recommendation from the Cambridige Election Commission regarding the assignment of thirty-two (32) police officers and any additional officers as required to the City’s polling locations for all elections in FY25, pursuant to G.L. c. 54, §72

1 CITY OF CAMBRIDGE BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS 51 Inman Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 ▪ Telephone [phone removed] ▪ TTY: [phone removed] Fax: [phone removed] ▪ Email: Elections2@cambridgema.gov ▪ Website: www.cambridgema.gov/election COMMISSIONERS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Ethridge A. King, Jr. Tanya L. Ford Larry W. Ward Charles J. Marquardt ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Thomas J. Stohlman, Jr Lesley Waxman To: Yi-An Huang, City Manager From: Board of Election Commissioners Date: Re: RECOMMENDATION TO ASSIGN POLICE OFFICERS FOR ALL ELECTIONS IN 2024 In accordance with MGL Chapter 54, Section 72, the City Manager recommends that the City Council approve the assignment of thirty-two (32) officers and any additional officers as needed “to preserve the order and to protect the election officers and supervisors from any interference with their duties and aide in enforcing the laws relating to elections” for all elections in 2024, with the names and specific location assignments to be determined by Cambridge Police Commissioner or designated authorized police personnel in coordination with the Executive Director of the Election Commission.