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• <br /> registered at the polls during the last election. People were <br /> heard at the polls to comment that the reason they came to the <br /> polls instead of mailing in was to vouch for a neighbor or relative <br /> who was registering to vote. <br /> Moreover, mail-in ballots would be extremely costly to the <br /> city. Just the cost of postage and mailing alone would far exceed <br /> the cost of a special election. Therefore, we believe you should <br /> consider carefully whether these bill will really maximize voter <br /> participation by repealing home rule charter authority over <br /> elections and preventing special elections. In our opinion, they <br /> will not maximize voter participation if a mail ballot is required. <br /> Very truly yours, . <br /> Members of the Charter Commission <br />