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Charter reviewers urged to delay votes after public says draft language wasn’t posted

Augusta City Charter Review Committee · December 19, 2025
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Gayla Kesey of the League of Women Voters told the Augusta City charter committee that draft language and supporting documents were not available online before the meeting and urged the committee to defer votes tied to undisclosed materials; the committee paused several sections for a Jan. 8 workshop.

Gayla Kesey, co‑president of the League of Women Voters of the CSRA, told the Augusta City Charter Review Committee on Dec. 4 that residents could not meaningfully comment because draft language and supporting documents were not available online before the meeting. "People want information before the meetings, not after," Kesey said, adding that "votes on items tied to undisclosed documents should be deferred today because the public cannot provide…

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