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Charter panel sends ranked-choice voting proposal and study commission to Stow City Council
Summary
The Stow City Charter Review Commission voted to send a charter amendment that would adopt ranked‑choice voting for certain city offices and a companion ordinance to create a study commission to Stow City Council for consideration, with implementation targeted for the 2029 municipal election if approved by voters.
The Stow City Charter Review Commission voted to forward two items to Stow City Council: a proposed charter amendment to use ranked‑choice voting for the mayor, law director, finance director and ward councilmembers and a separate ordinance creating a seven‑member commission to study implementation and public education.
The measures would, if the council adopts them and voters approve the charter change, schedule the first ranked‑choice municipal election in 2029. Staff reading the draft ordinance defined the method in the meeting: "Ranked choice voting is a method of casting and counting votes in which voters rank candidates in order of preference, and votes are counted in rounds," the…
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