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Senate orders third reading of bill allowing Burlington to adjust ward lines outside decennial census
Summary
Senators ordered a third reading of H.508, a bill that would let the City of Burlington adjust ward and district boundaries when annual census data show deviations outside constitutional limits; the chamber approved the committee amendment and a committee previously reported a 5-0-0 vote in favor.
Senate leaders ordered a third reading of H.508 on a motion to amend the bill as recommended by the Committee on Government Operations and after a brief discussion on the floor.
Senator Brechoski, the senator from Chittenden Central who reported the measure, told colleagues that the City of Burlington had asked for language that would allow it to adjust ward and district lines more flexibly than the charter…
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