HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975 06-26 Maplewood rejects plan for even-year elections REVIEW •
Maplewood rejects plan.
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for
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The Maplewood City Council Murdock said he doesn't
recently rejected 3 to 2 a propos- think voters "give a damn"
al to go to even-year municipal about local government when
elections. ' voting in national and state elec-
COUNCILMAN Norman An- tions.
derson proposed the change, Councilman Donald Wiegert
arguing that odd-year elections also speculated that the state
are "costing an exorbitant legislature next year will pass a
amount of money" at a time measure requiring all local elec-
when the city budget "could use tions to be held at the same
a boost." time.
Anderson also noted that the Only Anderson and Greavu
Ramsey County League of Local • voted for the even-year propos-
Governments is working to have al.
all elections scheduled the same
year.
Councilman John Greavu also
argued that even-year elections
would result in a bigger turnout,
but Councilman. Burton Mur-
dock disagreed.