Committee forwards ordinance to set automatic spring-primary thresholds for mayor and alder races
Staff proposed setting automatic spring-primary triggers (mayor: four or more candidates; alder: candidate filings exceeding twice the number of seats). The committee discussed thresholds, favored clarifying language, and voted to forward the ordinance to council.
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Staff presented a companion charter ordinance to set automatic spring-primary thresholds for municipal races: the draft would require a spring primary for mayoral contests when four or more candidates file and for alder races when the number of candidates exceeds twice the number of available seats.
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