Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties

Council member raises eligibility concerns in Bessemer election

By IAN MINIELLY

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BESSEMER - During the New Business segment of Monday's city council meeting in Bessemer, Linda Nelson produced a copy of Chapter Three of the city's charter regarding eligibility for office. The charter states, "No person shall be eligible to any elective office of the city unless he shall be an elector in the city and shall have been a resident of the city for at least two years immediately prior to the date of the election at which he is a candidate for office."

To further substantiate the claim a person must be a two-year resident before runni...

 
 
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