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Naples council opens path to put moving municipal elections to November before voters
Summary
City staff presented research showing higher turnout and cost savings if Naples shifts municipal elections to align with major election dates; council asked staff to draft referendum language and consider timing and transition-term options for voters to decide.
City staff told the City Council at its March 16 workshop that moving Naples’ municipal elections to an on-cycle November ballot would likely raise turnout and cut the city’s election costs. Deputy city clerk Patricia Rambosk summarized input from the Collier County supervisor of elections showing November turnout in Naples at roughly 73–87 percent in recent general elections while off-cycle municipal contests drew 27–39 percent turnout.
The supervisor of elections also told staff that the county would not charge the city to administer municipal races if they were placed on a county November ballot, and that early voting would be available at no…
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