Carbondale charter: mayor/managing director leave rule
Carbondale city · November 3, 2026
The question on your ballot
Should the City of Carbondale Home Rule Charter be amended: (a) to allow the Mayor, when employed as Managing Director, to be exempt from Section C9-2B (regarding a leave of absence during the campaigning for office) in order to carry out the duties of the office of Managing Director; (b) to correct the use of pronouns to a general form in the text?
In plain language
A VoterDecoder summary of the official measure text.
The question asks Carbondale voters whether to amend the City Home Rule Charter in two ways. The first change would let the Mayor, when employed as Managing Director, be exempt from Section C9-2B, which covers a leave of absence during campaigning for office, so the Mayor can carry out the duties of Managing Director. The second change would correct the charter's pronouns to a general form. A YES vote approves both changes, and a NO vote rejects them.
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