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Posted: May 07, 2021
Rapid City
Agenda Item Summary

Agenda Item Ref. #: WS051221-26

Agenda Item Title:

Second Reading and Recommendation of Ordinance No. 6490 An Ordinance to Align the Municipal Election Date with the Designated Date for Primary Elections by Amending Section 1.16.020 of the Rapid City Municipal Code

Origination Group:
City Council Working Session
Origination Meeting Date:
05/12/0201
City Council First Reading Date:
05/17/2021
City Council Second Reading Date:
06/07/2021
Staff Contact:
Carla Cushman
Agenda Item Summary:
State law permits municipalities to coordinate their elections with school district elections and primary elections in order to share costs and responsibilities. Currently the ordinance sets the municipal election on the first Tuesday in June. State law sets the primary election date on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June. This ordinance updates the ordinance setting the municipal elections with the “first Tuesday after the first Monday” language, and it deletes outdated language related to the 2003 municipal election.

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