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Representative reports House Bill 271 would make partisan elections a local referendum
Summary
A representative briefed the council on changes to House Bill 271, saying language was being revised to let municipalities decide by referendum whether to hold partisan municipal elections; the speaker also said district-only voting was removed from the bill.
At the April meeting a local representative provided an informational update about House Bill 271 and recent changes under consideration at the state level. The representative said the bill's language is being revised to make partisan municipal elections a referendum so that each municipality in Cabarrus County can decide whether to permit partisan contests.
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