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Residents raise elections, ICE MOU, code enforcement and council conduct concerns at Salisbury meeting
Summary
During public comment, residents addressed nonpartisan elections and ranked-choice voting, asked whether an ICE memorandum affects people arrested by Salisbury police, criticized a council member's social-media conduct, and urged changes to complaint-driven code enforcement.
Several residents used the council's public-comment periods on Sept. 8 to raise civic and procedural concerns.
Michael Langford, a Salisbury resident, urged the council to retain nonpartisan municipal elections and suggested the city consider ranked-choice voting to reduce party polarization. He said nonpartisan ballots encourage voters to focus on candidate merits rather than party affiliation.
A different Salisbury resident who identified himself as Stephen Taylor (in transcript identified as a Salisbury resident) raised questions about a memorandum of understanding the Wicomico County Sheriff signed with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). He asked whether people arrested by the Salisbury…
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