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Council approves concise ranked‑choice referendum language for November ballot

5765944 · September 15, 2025
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Summary

The Greenbelt City Council voted to place a short, two‑sentence advisory question on the Nov. 4 ballot asking whether the city should adopt ranked‑choice voting; council favored a concise ballot description over a longer bulleted explanation.

The Greenbelt City Council voted to put a brief advisory question about ranked‑choice voting on the Nov. 4 ballot and chose a concise, two‑sentence description for voters rather than a longer bulleted summary.

Board and staff members had discussed two language options: a detailed bulleted explanation that listed examples of how ranking and tabulation would work, and a short statement aimed…

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