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Commission votes to begin candidate winnowing at second step of existing procedure
Summary
Commissioners approved a motion to start the established multi-round voting procedure at its second step given seven applicants; the clerk explained rounds will reduce candidates from seven down to three with ballots permitting multiple selections each round.
The commission voted to begin its established voting procedure at the second step rather than at step one. Chair Terry called for a motion to start at the second step; Carol moved and Ebony seconded. Chair Terry announced the motion and commissioners voiced 'Aye,' and the commission agreed to use the modified starting point.
Doug from the clerk's office explained the rounds: in the first ballot under the adopted starting point each commissioner may vote for up to five candidates and the top five advance; subsequent rounds reduce the field (vote for up to four, then down toward three). He emphasized that at any point a commissioner may move to send three names to the governor.
