Secretary of State William F. Galvin said the ballot shortage was just one of a number of “significant problems” that hampered voting in Massachusetts’ biggest city.

Massachusetts Secretary of State Bill Galvin said Wednesday that he is likely to appoint a receiver to oversee the operations of Boston’s Elections Commission after several polling places in the city were left without ballots or a way to contact election ...

Massachusetts' Secretary of State is investigating Boston's Election Commission after some polls ran out of ballots​ Tuesday.

Galvin announced on Wednesday that his office has launched an investigation into the Boston Elections Department following an Election Day debacle that forced police to rush extra ballots to several polling locations in the city.

In a letter sent to the chair of the Boston Elections Commission Wednesday, Secretary of State Bill Galvin announced he was launching an investigation into the city’s elections, which led to ballots being delivered to polling places by police escort.

Secretary of State William Galvin opened an investigation into the Boston Election Department after multiple polling locations throughout the city were not provided a “sufficient number” of ballots for the election on Tuesday.