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ORDER-2024-1 : Calling the Preliminary Mayoral Election for Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023 from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School gymnasium complex

Passed · PASSED [9 TO 0] · moved by Jack Eccles, At-Large, seconded by Christopher Cinella, At-Large Yes: Christopher Cinella, Jack Eccles, Mark Garipay, Manjula Karamcheti, Shawn M. MacMaster, Leila Migliorelli, Robb Stewart, Ryan Williams, Jen Grigoraitis. Absent: Maya Jamaleddine, John Obremski.

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ORDER-2024-1 Calling Election City of Melrose Page 3 8/22/2023 2:47 PM Minutes City Council August 21, 2023 Calling the Preliminary Mayoral Election for Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023 from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School gymnasium complex Passed

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▶ 16:43 Speaker 8: Order. 2024 dash one.

▶ 16:46 Speaker 7: Calling the preliminary mayor mayoral election for Tuesday, September 19th, 2023 from 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM at the Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School Gymnasium Complex

▶ 16:57 Speaker 9: Counselor Eccles

▶ 16:59 Jack Eccles: And Resident. This comes from the Finance Committee with the recommendation for passage. At this time, move for passage.

▶ 17:05 Jen Grigoraitis: We have a motion for passage made by Councillor Eccles, seconded by Councillor Ella. Any discussion? Councillor Stewart?

▶ 17:11 Robb Stewart: Yes, Madam President. I just wanna state for the record that, uh, while I will support this, um, this order, I'm still, um, uh, not pleased with the fact that, uh, some of the, uh, the voting rights of people that found it, I think a lot more convenient to go at the, the local vote. Voting stations have been taken away from them and some people feel a little bit disenfranchised. Thank you. Mad president. Thank you.

▶ 17:36 Speaker 5: Anyone else on discussion? Okay. Seeing none. All in favor?

▶ 17:39 Jen Grigoraitis: Aye. Aye. Any opposed? And that order has passed.