Committee weighs keeping a 51% turnout‑based threshold for citizen initiatives
Committee members discussed the charter's 51% threshold (based on votes cast in the previous regular city election) for citizen initiatives and recalls and considered averaging past elections to account for population growth and turnout swings.
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The committee reviewed the charter's mechanism requiring 51% of the total number of votes cast in the last regular city election to qualify citizen initiatives or referenda, and members debated whether that standard will remain reasonable as Manvel grows.
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