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Keller council weighs moving municipal elections to November; schedules special meetings for deeper review
Summary
Council members debated three charter amendment options Aug. 5 that would shift city elections from May to November and adjust term cadences. Several members expressed concerns about turnout effects, school board timing and voter fatigue; council took no action but agreed to schedule special work sessions before an August 18 filing deadline.
Keller councilmembers spent a sustained portion of their Aug. 5 work session debating whether to place a charter amendment on the Nov. 3, 2025 special-election ballot to move municipal elections from May to November, and how to stagger terms in any transition.
Staff presented three options: an immediate full transition to November beginning 2026; a staggered transition beginning in 2027; and a third option shifting to a two‑years‑on/one‑year‑off cycle with complex staggering of…
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