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Public comment centers on election‑integrity charter amendment and county litigation; board reports closed‑session initiation of litigation

3300248 · March 18, 2025
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Dozens of public speakers urged the Board to drop litigation challenging a citizen charter amendment on election rules; the board later reported in closed session that it had authorized initiation of litigation related to labor‑relations matters.

More than 40 members of the public used the board’s open‑time public comment period Tuesday to press the Board of Supervisors on a charter amendment proposed by residents that would impose local election‑integrity measures. Many speakers urged the board to drop a county legal challenge and allow voters to decide the matter at the ballot box.

Speakers repeatedly asked the board to “drop the lawsuit,” to allow county counsel to prepare the ballot title and summary, or to appoint outside counsel to…

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