Council Mass Mailing Election Blackout
At a glance
- What: A proposed council resolution setting a pre-election blackout on taxpayer-funded mass mailings by councilmembers.
- Where it stands: Deferred in committee on 2026-09-23 so the Ethics Commission and the City Clerk's office can weigh in on the threshold, serial mailings and the start date.
Sources
Log
2026-09-23 - Special Executive Management
The chair proposed a 60-day style blackout. Ethics Commission staff questioned the 200-piece threshold (500 federally), the serial-mailing loophole and the start date under vote-by-mail. Deferred without objection.