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City clerk briefs council on elections, licensing and absentee‑ballot handling
Summary
City Clerk's Office outlined licensing responsibilities and elections administration, reported staffing levels and absentee ballot counts, and described steps taken after duplicate ballots were sent; council questioned potential poll‑worker reductions and impacts to wait times.
City Clerk staff presented an overview of the Clerk's Office functions at the Oct. 8 Common Council meeting, covering licensing (liquor, entertainment, health licenses, taxi/transportation permits and more), records and contracts routing, lobbyist filings and elections administration.
City clerk staff reported that, as of Oct. 7, the city had 192,338 registered voters, had issued 33,598 absentee ballots and had received…
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