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Charter forum recommends hybrid ward system and independent districting commission for Mount Vernon
Summary
The Charter Review Commission recommended moving from an all at-large council to a hybrid model with four wards and one at-large seat, and proposed rules for a five-member districting commission to draw boundaries.
The Mount Vernon Charter Review Commission presented a recommendation May 8 to shift city council elections from a fully at-large system to a hybrid structure of four ward seats plus one at-large seat.
Dolores Lopes, a lifelong Mount Vernon resident speaking as a presenter for the commission’s government and elections subcommittee, described the hybrid approach: it would guarantee neighborhood representation through…
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