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City of Saline voters have rejected a proposed charter amendment.
The proposal did two things. It reduced the residency requirement for running for office or serving on a city board/commission from two years to one year. In addition, the proposal sought to make all references in the charter gender-neutral.
The proposal failed by just 14 votes, 1137-1123.
Council has another charter planned for the general election in November. That proposal will ask voters to increase council member terms from two to four years.
| City of Saline Charter Proposal | Yes | No |
| Precinct 1 | 590 | 556 |
| Precinct 2 | 533 | 581 |
| Total | 1123 | 1137 |
30.36 percent of the 7891 registered voters cast ballots.
What caused the referendum to fail? Understanding why it failed may be difficult since council bundled two different proposals in the same question.
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Libby Williams
Neighbor
8-07-2024 9:44am
The two submissions should not have been in the same proposal. The language is outdated and possibly offensive; whereas the residency requirements are subjective.
I disagree with this
This is unverified
Spam
Offensive
Toby Crotty
Neighbor
8-07-2024 6:36pm
Typical
Toby Crotty
Neighbor
8-07-2024 6:49pm
Typical Saline City Council. Let’s be ambiguous as possible to make sure things go our way. Council only serves council!
Corrupt, deceiving and dishonest. The mayor is driving the bus! Reminds me of a former president. 🧐
