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White House council OKs interlocal with Smith County and orders November elections, puts charter amendments on special ballot
Summary
The White House City Council authorized the city to contract with Smith County to run the November election, called municipal races and a special election on proposed home-rule charter amendments, and directed staff to prepare voter information.
The White House City Council on Aug. 5 approved a resolution authorizing the city manager to enter an interlocal agreement with Smith County Elections Administration to conduct the city’s November joint election and passed ordinances calling regular and special elections that will put municipal races and proposed Home Rule Charter amendments before voters. The actions matter because they set filing deadlines, early-voting windows and the ballot language process for amendments to the city’s charter that the council and a charter review commission produced. Council members adopted resolution R25-0805-01 authorizing the interlocal agreement after City staff explained that Smith County has been a partner in previous elections and offers expanded voting options. “Smith County has been a great partner to us, and I can say for…
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