Colten v. City of Haverhill

This case concerns the 1989 2 at-large election for nine seats on the city council of the city of Haverhill. The board of registrars of voters of Haverhill declared Marjorie Goudreault, the intervener in this case, the ninth-place finisher, and Stanley W. Colten, the plaintiff, tenth. A Superior Court judge also concluded that Goudreault won the election. The Appeals Court reversed, ordering a runoff election between Colten and Goudreault. See Colten v. Haverhill, 29 Mass. App. Ct. 268 (1990). We granted further appellate review, and now affirm the Superior Court’s determination that…