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Lansing charter commission approves voter-education plan; vote 5-2
Summary
The Lansing Charter Commission voted 5-2 to approve a proposed education and communications plan for the upcoming ballot, authorizing mailers, social media targeting, newspaper ads and possible robocalls; commissioners raised budget and outreach concerns during debate.
The Lansing Charter Commission voted 5-2 on Sept. 11 to approve a proposed voter-education plan that includes mailings, social-media geofencing, local newspaper ads and possible robocalls to inform voters about a pending charter revision.
The motion passed on a roll call vote: Commissioner Cui — yes; Commissioner Washington — no; Commissioner Adam Simon — yes; Commissioner Anderson — no; Commissioner Boyd — yes; Commissioner Dowd — yes; Commissioner Jeffreys — yes. The commission did not adopt a separate ordinance or change to the charter at the meeting; the action authorized the outreach work described to the commission.
The plan presented to commissioners included a first mailing aimed at roughly 21,000 households identified from voter history and the permanent mail ballot list, social media targeting for Lansing residents, and placement of local newspaper advertisements. Chris (staff) said the 21,000 figure came from…
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