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ORDER-2024-7 : Calling the City Election for Tuesday, November 7, 2023 from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School gymnasium complex

Passed · OUGHT TO PASS [4 TO 0] · moved by Jen Grigoraitis, President, Ex Oficio, seconded by Robb Stewart, Chair Yes: Jack Eccles, Robb Stewart, John Obremski, Jen Grigoraitis. Absent: Maya Jamaleddine, Manjula Karamcheti.

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ORDER-2024-7 Calling Election Calling the City Election for Tuesday, November 7, 2023 from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School gymnasium complex Ought to Pass

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▶ 12:54 Jack Eccles: Comment. Oh, okay. Well, through unanimous consent, we'll open public comment and seeing no one we, through unanimous consent, we will close it. Um, the first order on tonight's agenda is order 2024 dash seven. Calling the city election for Tuesday, November 7th, 2023 from 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM at the Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School Gymnasium Complex. Any comments, or what is the will of the committee?

▶ 13:29 Speaker 2: Motion to recommend? Second.

▶ 13:31 Jack Eccles: Motion to recommend made by President Gita, seconded by Councilor Stewart.

▶ 13:37 Speaker 3: All in favor? Aye. Aye. All opposed?

▶ 13:42 Jack Eccles: I'd actually wanted to talk, talking Discussion. Oh, sorry. On discussion. I'm sorry about that. Um, you're recognized now.

▶ 13:49 Robb Stewart: Thank. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Uh, I just wanted to, uh, make the point that, uh, although I, I do not fully support having the, uh, election centrally located, and I think it's, um, uh, taking away from the voters, uh, that have a little more difficulty getting there. Mm-hmm. Um, I will support this because I think it's important to have the election going forward, but I just wanted to make that point that, um, I would like to see consideration in the future to bring, uh, certain voting polls back to their original location. Thank you, Mr. Chair.