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Aurora [CO] City Council to consider special election to remedy immutable Ward II vacancy tie
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| Last Edited | BrentinCO Jul 12, 2021 06:41pm |
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| News Date | Tuesday, July 13, 2021 12:40:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Aurora City Council members, searching for a way to move past a stalemate in appointing a person to the Ward II vacancy, find themselves maneuvering through the city charter for a second time this week, but now with a proposal to allow a special election to remedy the 5-5 tie.
The ordinance proposal, if approved by a majority of the council on Monday, would allow for a special election to take place if an appointment is not filled within 45 days of the vacancy being created. The vacancy was created when Ward II Councilmember Nicole Johnston resigned her seat in June after announcing she would move to Colorado Springs.
“As drafted, the penalty for a violation to appoint would require the matter to be resolved through an election process,” the city attorney’s office wrote in a memo about the current stalemate. “However, it’s important to note that Council would still be violating the Charter, and that this ordinance only addresses the penalty for such violation.”
The city council voted more than a dozen rounds to fill the Ward II seat two weeks ago, but could not move past a tied vote for the appointment. |
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