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West Haven leaders set tight schedule for 2026 charter revision, aim for November referendum
Summary
City attorneys and council discussed an accelerated timeline for the Charter Revision Commission so proposed charter changes — including possible four-year terms — can appear on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot; council agreed to set appointment and report deadlines and to seat the CRC at a public meeting soon.
City legal counsel and councilors on Feb. 26 outlined an aggressive timetable for the 2026 Charter Revision Commission (CRC) designed to get proposed charter amendments on the November ballot.
Trey Cassini, speaking for city counsel, said the schedule must work backward from the Nov. 3 general election and meet statutory transmission deadlines to the secretary of state. "Sixty days before the election is when information needs to be transmitted to the secretary of state to be put on a ballot," Cassini said, noting the practical necessity of using every available day in the statutory windows and that procedural errors could later unwind the commission’s work.
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