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Council adopts charter resolution and advances election ordinance to clarify voter rules and remove write‑in spaces
Summary
Havre de Grace council voted unanimously Oct. 20 to adopt City Charter Resolution 305 to amend election provisions and approved first reading of Ordinance 12‑11 to amend the city elections code. Key changes include clarifying domicile requirements, maintenance of voter rolls and removing the write‑in space from ballots; county machine limitations,
The Havre de Grace mayor and city council voted 6‑0 on Oct. 20 to adopt City Charter Resolution 305, which amends sections of the city charter pertaining to municipal elections, and subsequently introduced and approved on first reading Ordinance 12‑11 to amend Chapter 61 (Elections) of the city code.
City Attorney Wachinski (identified in the record) told the council the charter resolution and related ordinance make three primary changes: clarify domicile (requiring residency within city boundaries rather than by ZIP code), authorize a process for the election supervisors to maintain and clean voter rolls, and remove the write‑in provision that currently requires space for write‑in candidates on the…
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