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Page 2 <br />addresses this issue. <br />A change of the Mayor runoff to September creates a potential for voter confusion. Following the <br />June primary, voters will continue to receive political mailers related to both the Mayor and <br />Presidential elections. Mail ballot materials for the Mayor Election will reach voters beginning <br />August 15th. Sample ballot materials for the polling place Presidential November election will be <br />mailed mid-September, very near the Mayor all-mail ballot election. Voters will participate in <br />separate elections in June, September, and November. Although similar issues may be <br />experienced for August City Council run-off elections, the level of political activity and complexity of <br />ballots is far greater in Presidential years. <br />OPTIONS: <br />1. Make no change. Retain the current November runoff election date for Councilmembers in odd- <br />numbered years and Mayor in Presidential election years. <br />2. Change both runoff dates. Conduct City Council runoff elections on the last Tuesday in August <br />of odd-numbered years and conduct Mayor runoff elections on the second Tuesday following the <br />first Monday in September, beginning in 2016. <br />3. Change only the City Council runoff date. Conduct City Council runoff elections on the last <br />Tuesday in August of odd-numbered years and retain current Mayor runoff election date of <br />November of Presidential election years. <br />FISCAL IMPACT: <br />The Registrar of Voters is preparing a cost analysis of the options presented which will be provided <br />to the Committee as soon as the information is available, at or before the meeting. <br />Attachments: ROV correspondence <br />Draft Charter language <br />