Ann Arbor City Council Meeting Summaries
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For each City Council meeting, I have provided links to the City's Legistar website, CTN's YouTube video, and links to my newsletters and voting charts that I publish on A2ELNEL.com. I have listed agenda items of interest from each meeting, along with Legistar links, articles I've written (highlighted purple), and articles published on MLive. Look for highlighted text to find votes on development, affordable housing, and the City's Sustainability and Innovations department.
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August 10, 2020
This was a Special Session to discuss a Charter Amendment for Nonpartisan Local Elections. If approved, the question would be put to voters on the November 2020 ballot.
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APPROVED: A charter amendment would be placed on the 11/3/20 ballot for voter approval, establishing non-partisan nomination and elections to the city offices for Mayor and members of Council. This removes party affiliation from the ballot and also ensures a contested election in November if more than one candidate files to run for the offices of Mayor or City Council. If there are two or fewer candidates, there is no primary election in August and the candidates appear on the ballot in November, without party affiliation. If more than two candidates petition to run for Mayor or City Council, all candidates would appear on a primary ballot in August, without party affiliation. The two primary candidates receiving the highest number of votes in August would then appear on the November ballot, again without party affiliation. (Legistar)
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This resolution was previously considered and approved by Council on July 1, 2019 for inclusion on the November 2019 ballot (Legistar) but was vetoed by Mayor Taylor on July 5, 2019 (Legistar). An attempt to override the veto was defeated on July 15, 2019 (Legistar)
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Additional Thoughts (Aug 8, 2020) - Nonpartisan Election Ballot Proposal
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This resolution was vetoed by Mayor Taylor on Aug 11, 2020 (Legistar)
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