Votes at a glance: Committee of the Whole advances amended ranked‑choice petition

At its June 4 meeting the Committee of the Whole approved two motions related to a Home Rule Petition on ranked‑choice voting:

1) Motion to adopt proposed edits (restore proportional multi‑seat language, adjust the multi‑seat trigger wording, replace Section 5 paragraph, and correct cross‑references): mover Councilor King; second Councilor Varela; committee chair reported the motion carried by show of hands (tally reported as five yes votes).

2) Motion to return the amended petition to the full City Council with a positive recommendation: mover Councilor King; second Councilor Varela; chair reported the motion carried ("I see 5 hands plus my own").

Next steps: clerk and city solicitor to prepare the amended petition for the full council packet and schedule the item for a council vote; if the city council approves it, the petition would be filed at the state level and, if advanced, returned to Salem voters for acceptance.