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Virginia Beach City Council elections include newcomers | #citycouncil

VIRGINIA BEACH — For the first time in Virginia Beach’s history, voters will elect a City Council member for their district only, not for other parts of the city. Virginia Beach ended its at-large voting system and implemented 10 single-member districts this year following a federal court order. In three of the new districts, minority […]

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Virginia Beach City Council member criticizes colleagues for excluding several from discussions about referendum – The Virginian-Pilot | #citycouncil

VIRGINIA BEACH — Some members of the Virginia Beach City Council recently discussed the idea of adding a referendum question to the November ballot that would gauge voter’s interest in returning to an at-large voting system. They decided against it for now, but Councilman Aaron Rouse criticized the council members for excluding him and two […]

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