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Council delays vote on charter changes after debate over eliminating municipal primary and meeting time shift
Summary
A resolution proposing several Laconia charter amendments — including removing the city’s municipal primary, changing filing dates and moving council meetings from 7 p.m. to 6 p.m. — was tabled after councilors expressed concerns about eliminating primaries and altering meeting times.
The Laconia City Council on July 14 tabled a proposed package of charter amendments after several councilors said the measures should be considered separately and that one proposal — removing the city municipal primary — raised particular concerns.
The resolution, numbered 2025‑25, contains four proposed changes: modify the supervisor of checklist meeting requirement to conform to state law; remove a redundant afternoon‑meeting requirement for the supervisor of checklist; eliminate the requirement to hold a municipal primary; and change the candidate filing period and the council meeting start time (proposed to move meetings from 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.). The clerk explained those changes and said the city has…
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