| Hoboken Council Defies Mayor’s Veto; Runoff Elections May Be Back |
The choice about whether to hold “runoff elections” in Hoboken is once again in the hands of local voters.
During a Wednesday public meeting, the Hoboken City Council overturned Mayor Ravinder Bhalla’s veto of a referendum to bring back local “runoff elections” when a single candidate doesn’t win a majority of the vote. The city did away with runoff elections in 2012, according to the Hudson Reporter.
The resolution to overturn Bhalla’s veto passed 7-2, with Councilman Jim Doyle and Councilwoman Emily Jabbour – both members of the mayor’s 2017 campaign slate – voting against the measure.
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