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NextGen board reviews data showing even‑year elections could boost turnout, frames letter as awareness rather than formal recommendation
Summary
Board members reviewed turnout data and agreed to send an awareness letter to the charter review committee presenting the data on even‑year elections; members debated legal logistics, ballot effects and complementary turnout strategies but did not make a formal recommendation.
A committee review of turnout data dominated one agenda item March 4, when members examined a draft letter arguing that shifting local elections from odd to even years would likely increase voter participation.
A committee member who prepared the analysis told the board, “We think there's a big impact on voter turnout of an even year election,” and said the draft…
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