City of Lewiston Question 4: Charter amendment on council voting and vacancies
What does this measure do?
This fixes a wrong section number in the city charter (the city's basic rules), in the rule that most council actions need four votes. If more than three council seats are empty at once, the few councilors left could call an election so voters can refill them.
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Proposed by: Lewiston City Council
The city's elected council approved three small fixes to the city charter, the city's rulebook. They correct layout errors from earlier updates. A public hearing was set for Sept. 1, 2026.
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A YES vote means
The exception to the four-vote rule would point to the rule for when more than three council seats are empty. A majority of the councilors left could then call an election to fill those seats.
A NO vote means
The exception to the four-vote rule keeps pointing to the rule on appointing someone to a single empty seat, as it has since a 2012 error. The rule for when more than three seats are empty gets no exception.
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