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Monday's second round of voting was identical to the first taken at the Jan. 3 inauguration. Cambridge Civic Alliance (CCA) member Kathleen L. Born leads with four votes (hers and those of Henrietta Davis, Jim Braude and Marjorie C. Decker). Independent Michael A. Sullivan is second with three votes...
There were a few twists to the vote, however. At the beginning of the meeting, Born, Braude and Davis voted not to take another round of voting, and once the vote had been taken Galluccio, Maher and Toomey voted to continue with a third ballot for mayor.
The council will vote again at its Jan. 24 meeting, and will continue re-voting until at least five members support one mayor. Until that point, senior council member Reeves will serve as acting mayor of the city.
Local political analyst Glenn S. Koocher '71, host of the political television show "Cambridge Inside Out," said he had heard speculation that Decker might change her vote from Born to another candidate after a certain number of ballots.
"Marjorie Decker had genuine angst and confusion on her face," Koocher said of her reaction when the roll call to close the mayoral voting was announced.