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Bowie council debates election‑code updates; write‑in and recall provisions sent back for refinements
Summary
Council considered Ordinance O‑02‑26 to update chapter 6 (elections) to match recent charter changes. Members asked staff to clarify electronic‑filing language, keep write‑ins pending board review, and retain the 25% recall threshold for now; staff will return a revised section at a future meeting.
City Clerk Awilda Hernandez presented Ordinance O‑02‑26, a code update intended to align Bowie’s municipal code with a recent charter amendment (CAR‑3‑25) and modernize election procedures ahead of the 2027 municipal cycle.
The ordinance would clarify administrative roles between the board of elections and the city clerk, modernize terminology and permit broader use of electronic submissions for certain filings. Councilmembers praised staff for pruning dated language but raised specific drafting concerns. Councilman Brady asked staff to remove or reword…
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