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Clerk outlines new district map, petition rules and precinct changes ahead of Pontiac municipal election
Summary
City Clerk Garland Doyle presented new council district boundaries, filing thresholds for candidates, precinct consolidations and guidance on nominating petition signature validation for the 2025 Pontiac municipal election.
City Clerk Garland Doyle presented an overview of new council district boundaries, precinct consolidations and nominating petition rules for the 2025 municipal election during the April 1 meeting.
Doyle summarized the charter-mandated change that reduced council districts from seven to six and explained that council adopted the new district ordinance on Jan. 7, 2025. The clerk said the mayoral and at-large council seats are citywide: candidates for mayor and the at-large council seat must submit between 250 and 400…
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