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Elkhart County adopts updated public comment policy amid resident concerns about limits on protests
Summary
The Elkhart County Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted an updated public comment policy intended to align county meetings with Indiana law. During privilege of the floor, Susan Lawson of Goshen said the new rules could chill free expression and announced a run for state representative.
The Elkhart County Board of Commissioners on Nov. 10 unanimously approved an updated public comment policy that the board said aligns its meeting procedures with Indiana law and internal rules. Speaker 6 introduced the policy, noted copies were available at the meeting and that it would be posted on the county website, and the board approved the change by voice vote.
The policy update was presented to the board by the presiding commissioner (speaker 6), who said the changes…
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