COF 2025 #115 : A communication was received from Lesley Waxman Assistant Director Cambridge Election Commission , transmitting a request Letter - In Favor Argument City Charter.

CITY OF CAMBRIDGE BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS 689 Massachusetts Ave Ste 1, 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 A. Waxman September 4, 2025 The Honorable Cambridge City Council Mayor E. Denise Simmons Vice Mayor Marc C. McGovern Councillor Burham Azeem Councilor Patricia M. Nolan Councillor Sumbul Siddiqui Councillor Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler Councillor Paul Toner Councillor Ayesha Wilson Councillor Catherine Zusy City Hall 795 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139 Dear City Council: In accordance with Chapter 630 of the Acts of 1989, the Board of Election Commissioners invites you who voted in favor of the proposed City Charter on April 14, 2025 (See attached), to submit: ➢ A consolidated argument in favor of the proposed charter, to be included in a mailing to voters prior to the November 4, 2025, Municipal Election. Each argument should contain no more than two hundred and fifty words and must be submitted to the Board of Election Commissioners by September 18, 2025. Given time constraints related to printing and mailing, it would be appreciated if the arguments could be submitted to the Board prior to September 18th if possible. Sincerely, Board of Election Commissioners CC Yi-An Huang, City Manager Megan Bayer, City Solicitor Enclosures: (2)