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Lancaster council votes to keep proposed charter amendment off the ballot

Lancaster City Council · January 14, 2026
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Summary

The Lancaster City Council voted unanimously to disapprove a resolution that would have placed a charter amendment on the April ballot to increase council membership from four to five, add a vice mayor, and switch to district-based elections.

The Lancaster City Council voted unanimously Jan. 13 to disapprove a resolution that would have placed a charter amendment on the April ballot to increase the size of the council and shift election method.

The resolution (MB1) sought to amend section 2.01 of the Lancaster City Charter to authorize increasing council members from four to five, add an office of vice mayor and transition the five council member seats from at-large to district-based elections, while keeping the mayor and vice mayor as at-large…

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