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Votes at a glance: Committee of the Whole advances amended ranked‑choice petition
Summary
The Committee of the Whole approved proposed edits to the RCV home‑rule petition and voted to send the amended petition to the full council with a positive recommendation; motions carried by show of hands.
At its June 4 meeting the Committee of the Whole approved two motions related to a Home Rule Petition on ranked‑choice voting:
1) Motion to adopt proposed edits (restore proportional multi‑seat language, adjust the multi‑seat trigger wording, replace Section 5 paragraph, and correct cross‑references): mover Councilor King; second Councilor Varela; committee chair reported the motion carried by show of hands (tally reported as five yes votes).
2) Motion to return the amended petition to the full City Council with a positive recommendation: mover Councilor King; second Councilor Varela; chair reported the motion carried ("I see 5 hands plus my own").
Next steps: clerk and city solicitor to prepare the amended petition for the full council packet and schedule the item for a council vote; if the city council approves it, the petition would be filed at the state level and, if advanced, returned to Salem voters for acceptance.
