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Havre de Grace introduces change to candidate citizenship rule; public hearing set for Jan. 5
Summary
Council President Ringstager introduced Charter Resolution 306 to reduce the city’s candidate citizenship requirement from 10 years to 2 years; administration said the change aligns citizenship and residency rules, while some council members raised reservations. The measure passed first reading and will receive a public hearing Jan. 5, 2026.
The Havre de Grace City Council on Dec. 1 advanced a proposal to change who may run for mayor and city council, setting a Jan. 5, 2026 public hearing.
Charter Resolution 306 would amend the city charter’s candidate-eligibility language to reduce the local citizenship requirement for mayor and council candidates from 10 years to two years, aligning the citizenship requirement with the existing two-year residency requirement. Council President Ringstager said he was asked by the…
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