A communication transmitted from Yi-An Huang, City Manager, relative to a recommendation from the Cambridge Election Commission regarding the assignment of twenty-six (26) police officers and any additional officers as required to the City’s polling locations for the 2025 Municipal Election, pursuant to G.L. c. 54, §72

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 To: Yi-An Huang, City Manager From: Board of Election Commissioners Date: September 4, 2025 Re: RECOMMENDATION TO ASSIGN POLICE OFFICERS FOR THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION, NOVEMBER 4, 2025 In accordance with MGL Chapter 54, Section 72, the Board of Election Commissioners recommends that the City Council approve the assignment of twenty-six (26) 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 the 2025 Municipal Election, 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.