article_snippet.sent: And in Ferguson, Missouri, the shadow of Michael Brown and the protests over Michael Brown shooting by Officer Darren Wilson will loom large over Massachusetts's elections.
article_snippet.sent: The timing is interesting, too, as Easter, Passover and spring break appear to have spurred more than 142,000 early votes, up from about 90,000 before the first round of voting in February.
article_snippet.sent: Following Michael Brown's death, the national spotlight shone on Ferguson, particularly how the city's predominantly black population is woefully underrepresented in the city's predominantly black population police force and City Council.
article_snippet.sent: Yet with all the hubbub about the face of civic leadership, only four in 10 city residents hit the polls in November to cast ballots.
article_snippet.sent: Residents speak out ahead of vote .
highlights_snippet.sent: Voting has put Rahm Emanuel and Ferguson, Missouri, back in the headlines .
  