Commission proposes expanded nomination powers and a primary bypass for low-candidate races
Amendment 21 would let council members nominate people to all county boards except the Ethics Review Commission; Amendment 22 would send races with one or two nonpartisan candidates directly to the general election, skipping a primary, while keeping elections in even-numbered years.
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Kathy Garber, secretary of the Charter Review Commission, said Amendment 21 would expand county council nomination authority beyond the Planning Commission, Historic Preservation Commission and Board of Equalization so that council members could nominate to "all boards, with the exception of the Ethics Review Commission." She said the Ethics Review Commission is excluded to avoid conflicts because it oversees council members.
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