[Archived] Alexandria Election Process Review Committee To Hold Public Hearing

City Press Release


	For Immediate Release	For More Information, Contact
	May 18, 2007 PIO# 124-07/rdo	Steve Mason, Director of Communications, at 703.838.4300 Raynard Owens, Communications Officer, at 703.838.4300

Alexandria Election Process Review Committee To Hold Public Hearing

The Alexandria Election Process Review Committee will hold a public hearing on Saturday, June 2, at 10 a.m. at City Hall, located at 301 King St., in the Council Chambers, second floor. The Committee has met several times to review Alexandria’s election process and related issues and has prepared a document on the issues under its consideration. For each issue, the document gives some background and describes current City practice and changes to the practice that are under consideration and arguments for and against the changes.

The Committee invites members of the public to respond to the issues set out in the document at the public hearing or by e-mail or writing.

Written comments can be mailed or delivered to Bernard Caton, City Hall, 301 King Street, Room 3400, Alexandria, VA 22314; or e-mailed to bernard.caton@alexandriava.gov. Comments that are e-mailed, mailed, or hand delivered, other than those submitted at the public hearing, are due by 5 p.m. on Friday, June 1.

Individuals who will speak at the public hearing are asked to limit their comments to no more than 4 minutes; those representing groups are asked to limit their comments to no more than 6 minutes. The chair will retain discretion to change these time limits if warranted. Those speaking at the public hearing are encouraged to submit written comments.

Following the public hearing, the Committee will review the information it receives and meet again to determine what its recommendations will be.

A copy of the Alexandria Election Process Review Committee’s document on the issues
under its consideration is available on the City’s Web site at www.alexandriava.gov/pdfs/committee_review_election_process.pdf.

For more information on the Committee, call Bernard Caton, the City’s Legislative Director, at 703-838-3828.

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