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Legislature to Decide Whether Two Haverhill Candidates Can Run for or Serve Two Offices at Same Time
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Haverhill city councilors voted this week to formally ask legislators to ban politicians from running and serving in two offices at the same time. All councilors present Tuesday approved sending the state legislature a home rule petition that would ratify voters overwhelming approval of two ballot questions. Mayor James J. Fiorentini and Mayor-elect Melinda E. Barrett led the call to seek the amendment to the city’s new mostly ward-based elections law. Fiorentini explained. “I personally didn’t have a promise with people running for more than one office, but the people have spoken.