The mayor also brought up the return of a visible countdown timer to enforce speaking limits in public comment.

A new federal survey — taken after every major election — shows in 2024, mail-in voting was down but early, in-person voting was up. And, a shortage of poll workers is a looming problem.

The report reveals that Election Day voting fell from 49% in 2022 to roughly 37% in 2024, when 35% of constituents voted early. South Carolina and Delaware saw the largest growth in early, in ...