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Bellflower council introduces ordinance to allow cancellation of uncontested municipal elections
Summary
The Bellflower City Council on Jan. 13 introduced Ordinance No. 1437 to allow uncontested municipal elections to be canceled even when a ballot measure appears, a change officials said could save the city tens of thousands of dollars.
The Bellflower City Council on Monday introduced Ordinance No. 1437, which would add a new section to the Bellflower Municipal Code permitting the city to cancel uncontested municipal elections even if a proposition or initiative is on the same ballot. The measure was introduced by motion and approved by unanimous roll call.
The ordinance would use the city’s new charter authority to adopt a rule different from the California Elections Code. Myra Ochiqui, the city clerk, told the council that state law…
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