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Carl Salas appointed interim San Jose District 3 councilmember after multi‑round vote
Summary
After interviews with five applicants and several rounds of voting, the San Jose City Council selected Carl Salas to serve as the interim councilmember for District 3. The council adjusted its voting threshold to a simple majority before the final ballot; Salas received six votes and was sworn in.
Carl Salas was appointed interim councilmember for San Jose’s District 3 on Jan. 28, after the City Council completed a multi‑candidate interview process and several rounds of voting.
The council moved to adopt a simple‑majority threshold before the final selection, after multiple ballots failed to produce a two‑thirds result. On the final ballot Salas received six votes to his opponent Jamal Williams’s four, and Council Member Carl Salas was sworn in minutes later.
The selection followed a public interview process the council held during the Jan. 28 meeting in which five applicants gave opening statements and answered questions from council members. Applicants who took part in the interview process included Carl Salas, Jamal Williams, Danielle Christian and two other finalists.…
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