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Charter panel defers change on whether councilmembers must resign to run for mayor; requests city attorney guidance
Summary
Commissioners debated whether a sitting council member should be required to resign before filing to run for mayor and how that affects unexpired seats and ballots. They tabled the item pending legal advice from the city attorney.
The Lago Vista Charter Review Commission spent a substantial portion of the May 5 meeting debating whether sitting council members who file to run for mayor should be required to resign their council seat before the candidate filing deadline.
Commissioners raised practical concerns about preserving voters' ability to choose a replacement for an unexpired council term. Several members described a scenario in which a council member waits until the last possible filing date to declare for mayor; if no one else files for the vacated council seat, the remaining…
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