Agenda Item Title:
Second Reading and Recommendation of Ordinance No. 6577 an Ordinance to Require a Majority Vote for Election to the Offices of Mayor and Alderman by Adding Section1.16.030 to Chapter 1.16 of the Rapid City Municipal Code
Origination Group:
Legal & Finance Committee
Origination Meeting Date:
07/12/2023
Stage 2 Group Name:
Legal & Finance Committee
Stage 2 Meeting Date:
08/02/2023
City Council Hearing Date:
07/17/2023
City Council First Reading Date:
07/17/2023
City Council Second Reading Date:
08/07/2023
Staff Contact:
Joel Landeen, City Attorney
Agenda Item Summary:
In 2009 state law was changed so the candidate receiving the most votes for a municipal office is elected, unless the municipality adopts an ordinance requiring that there be a runoff election. This means that a candidate for office can be elected with less than a majority of all the votes cast for an office. After the change in state law, Rapid City adopted an ordinance requiring a runoff election. In 2019, the City Council repealed the ordinance requiring a runoff election. The proposed ordinance would reinstate the requirement for a runoff election if none of the candidates for a municipal office receives a majority of the votes cast for that office in the primary election. The runoff election would be conducted pursuant to state statute.
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Recommendations:
Origination Recommendation Action:
Approve