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Councilor Stewart proposes temporary disabling of council badges during candidate packet turn-in

City Council of Independence · November 24, 2025
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Summary

Council Member Stewart introduced a resolution to disable council security badges from 5:00 a.m. the day before candidate packet turn-in until 8:00 a.m. the day packets are submitted, saying it would ensure equal treatment of candidates; no formal vote was taken at the study session.

Council Member Stewart proposed a resolution to temporarily disable council security badges around the time candidates submit packets, saying the step would help "make sure that all candidates, regardless of whether or not they sit on this body or not, are treated equally." The measure would disable badges starting at 5:00 a.m. the day before packet turn-in and continue until 8:00…

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