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Elections committee, staff update ballots and add owner-with-tenant voter code for 2025 election
Summary
The RA Elections Committee recommended two changes to the 2025 ballot and voting guide: a new data field to capture whether a voter is new or returning, and a new voter code (OT) to flag owner-with-tenant units so votes are tallied correctly. Board approved the changes and asked staff and the committee to continue verification and certification
Reston's Elections Committee proposed two technical changes to the 2025 election ballot and voting guide and the board approved the committee's recommended updates at the Jan. 8 work session.
First, the committee recommended adding an option for voters to indicate whether they are a new voter or a returning voter; staff said the goal is to improve turnout analysis. Second, the committee proposed a new voter code, OT (owner with tenant), to capture situations where a unit is owner-occupied but also has a named tenant who is eligible to cast the tenant ballot in some…
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