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Former councilmember urges Jackson to start charter review amid state election bill
Summary
Paul Taylor told the council that House Bill 1497, if enacted, would force municipal elections in Tennessee to move to even-numbered years and urged Jackson officials to convene a charter review committee now to update the city's charter last revised in 1988.
Former councilmember Paul Taylor used his public-comment time to press the Jackson City Council to launch a charter-review process in light of legislation moving municipal elections to even-numbered years.
Taylor said House Bill 1497, currently advancing in the Tennessee General Assembly, would require cities to shift municipal election dates to…
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