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Issue 63: Oakwood charter amendment: electing successors to Council vacancies

On the ballot in
Village of Oakwood
Vote
Yes or no
Election
Nov 3, 2026

The question, as printed on the ballot

Shall Section 7.07 of the Charter of the Village of Oakwood be amended to provide that a successor member of Council shall be elected to serve the remainder of the unexpired term of the member in whose office the vacancy occurs at the next regular or primary municipal election if (a) such election shall occur more than one year prior to the expiration of the unexpired term, and (b) the vacancy shall have occurred not less than 120 days prior to such election; that there shall be no primary contest for the election under this Section; that a candidate for office under this Section shall file with the Board of Elections, not less than 60 days before the election; and that a candidate for office under this Section is ineligible if he or she holds a different elective office of the Village at the time of filing his or her nominating petition?

A “Yes” vote means

A yes vote sets when a successor is elected for the rest of a vacant Council term, with no primary, a 60-day filing deadline and no other village elected officeholders eligible.

A “No” vote means

A no vote leaves the charter unchanged.

Sources

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