City of Lewiston Question 2: City charter commission
What does this measure do?
Creates a charter commission of elected residents plus 3 council picks to write a new city charter (the city's basic rules). No tax is set by this vote, and any new charter it writes would go back to Lewiston voters for approval.
Read the official ballot measure
Proposed by: Lewiston City Council (order added to the agenda by Councilor David Chittim)
The city's elected council. Chittim asked it to put the question to voters. The order notes that council members and the public have called for a full charter review.
Source: lewistonmaine.gov
A YES vote means
A commission is formed. Its elected members are chosen at a later election, and the council names 3 more. It then has 12 to 24 months to write a new charter for voters to accept or reject.
A NO vote means
No commission is formed. Lewiston keeps its current charter, which can still be changed one amendment at a time.
No financial records found for this ballot measure.
Sources: legislature.maine.gov · sunjournal.com
Sources: lewistonmaine.gov23