This week's Dot Reporter is chock full of elections write-ups and analysis. But we also take a look at a future election. (And no, it's not 2012.) Whether he's ousted by his colleagues on the City Council, prompting a special election, or he serves out the rest of his two-year term, there's going to be an election to replace City Councillor Chuck Turner. Here's the potential field.

But more immediately, city councillors are in the difficult position of deciding whether they vote to kick him off the council. Turner is widely viewed as a passionate advocate for his district. But he's now also a convicted felon.

It's not just about the effect on the integrity of the 13-member body in a city in which pundits sometimes exhaust the thesaurus in describing the council as weak. It's also about next year, when they're all up for re-election, and if they vote to keep him, there's the possibility of opponents dropping campaign literature with the FBI surveillance picture of Turner allegedly accepting the bribe next to an unflattering picture of an incumbent. This in an election that is likely to see a smaller, more conservative group of voters head to the polls.

For now, city councillors are largely staying quiet. (Candidates for city council in the district next door don't have that luxury.) As are the local ministers who pushed out former state Sen. Dianne Wilkerson, according to this tweet from Globe columnist Adrian Walker.

If there's an under-the-radar attempt to get him to resign, wish them luck, since Turner rejected the advice of his own attorney and others to not take the stand in his trial.

The date of the City Council hearing on what to do about Turner is Dec. 1.

SEE ALSO: Check out the interview BNN's Chris Lovett had with Turner.

Councilor Chuck Turner on Verdict and Future from Chris Lovett on Vimeo.