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LOUDOUN COUNTY, VIRGINIA
PRESENTED3uly 26~ 1978
RESOLUTION NO. 78-131 ADOPTED 3uly 26~ 1978
A RESOLUTION: OPPOSING THE CONSOLIDATION OF ELECTION TIMES
WHEREAS, House Joint Resolution No. 8 created a commission
to study the consolidation of times of general elections in
Virginia; and
WHEREAS, its chairman, Delegate Gerald Baliles, has pro-
posed to consolidate all local elections beginning November,
1986; and
WHEREAS, this Council finds that such consolidation would:
1. increase dramatically the length of the ballot;
2. Increase the cost of elections due to increased
printing costs and additional voter machines;
3. Discourage voters from making selections for offices
listed near the end of the ballot;
4. Encourage straight ticket voting;
5. Generate partisan politics into non-partisan local
issues;
6. Increase voter confusion and decrease citizen and
media attention to local issues and candidates:
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg,
Virginia, as follows:
SECTION I. The consolidation of election times as recom-
mended by the Chairman of the Election Times Study Commission
is opposed.
SECTION II. The manager is authorized and directed to
forward this resolution to the Election Times Study Commission.
PASSED this 26th day of 3uly , 1978.
Kenneth B. Rollins, Mayor
Town of Leesburg
ATTEST:
Clerk of~ouncil