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Committee backs moving 2025 preliminary election to Sept. 16, forwards change to full council after lengthy discussion
Summary
After extended questioning about mail‑in voting, timelines and recounts, the committee voted 7–4 to recommend that the 2025 preliminary election be held Sept. 16 to allow more time for mail‑in ballot processing; the measure will go to the full City Council for final action.
The Committee on Appointments and Briefings voted March 18 to forward a recommended change to the 2025 preliminary election date, asking the full City Council to hold the preliminary on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, rather than in October. The committee recorded a 7–4 vote to send a favorable recommendation to the full council.
Election Commissioner Manny (identified in the hearing as the city election official) told the committee the proposed date gives additional time between the preliminary and the final to process mail‑in ballots, print and…
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