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Council keeps postcard approach for annual meeting ballots; school district to do same
Summary
Staff recommended mailing postcards so voters can request ballots rather than mailing ballots to all; council agreed the postcard approach and noted the school district will pursue the same method.
City staff recommended the council repeat last year’s outreach approach for the annual meeting ballots: mail postcards to inform voters how to request a mailed ballot rather than universally mailing ballots to every household. Regina told the council the Washington‑Essex School District will use the same postcard approach and that the district will pay for the postcards in its municipalities.
Councilors asked clarifying questions about who pays and the operational implications; staff confirmed the ask on the council table was whether to universally mail ballots (staff recommended not doing so). Council signaled consensus in favor of the postcard approach and against universal mailings.
