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Committee advances charter change to align aldermanic special elections with Prop D approval voting
Summary
The St. Louis City Legislation and Rules Committee voted 4'1 to advance Board Bill 54, which would repeal a charter provision on partisan vacancy elections and align special aldermanic elections with the city's nonpartisan approval-voting system approved by Prop D (2020); Democratic Party officials testified in opposition, arguing it removes party nomination rights.
The Legislation and Rules Committee on Feb. 10 voted 4'1 to advance Board Bill 54, a proposed amendment to the City Charter that would repeal Section 5 of Article 4 so aldermanic vacancy elections use the same nonpartisan approval-voting system the city uses for other offices.
Alderman Daniela Velasquez, who introduced the measure, said the change is intended to "simplify future election changes" and reduce voter confusion created by having two different voting systems. "What we're really trying to do here is both honor the voters with Prop D and just make it simpler and less confusing for our voters," she said, noting the proposal strikes conflicting charter language rather than adding new…
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