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Nutter Fort council approves first reading of ordinance to pilot early mail voting
Summary
At a special Jan. 23 meeting, the Town of Nutter Fort council approved the first reading of Ordinance 2025-01 to adopt an Early Voting by Mail Pilot Program (Phase 1, Class IV). The motion was moved by Councilor Charlene Louk, seconded by Councilor Emily Lamm, and passed by unanimous vote; the transcript does not specify the tally.
Mayor Sam Maxson called the Town of Nutter Fort special council meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. on Jan. 23, 2025. Council voted to approve the first reading of Ordinance 2025-01, "An Ordinance of the Town of Nutter Fort Adopting Early Voting by Mail Pilot Program, Phase 1, Class IV." Councilor Charlene Louk moved in support and Councilor Emily Lamm seconded; the ordinance passed on a unanimous vote, though the transcript does not record the numerical tally.
The ordinance was presented as new business at the short special session. The minutes record no public comment on the item. Attendance was noted as Mayor Sam Maxson; Councilors Charlene Louk, Bryan Gonzalez, Emily Lamm and Rick Lafferty; Recorder Natalie Haddix (via phone); and Treasurer Leslie Cummings. Councilor Karen Phillips was absent. The meeting adjourned by acclamation at 3:05 p.m.
The transcript does not include further detail on implementation timelines, administrative steps, or the schedule for a second reading; those details were not specified in the minutes provided. The recorder's minutes list the ordinance as approved on first reading; next procedural steps typically include scheduling a later meeting for a second reading and any required administrative actions, but no date was set in the record.
