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Meg Salyer elected to Ward 6 seat; mayor, council raises failing
BY BRYAN DEAN
Oklahoman
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Published: November 4, 2008
Modified: November 5, 2008 at 5:35 am
Meg Salyer cruised to victory in the Oklahoma City Ward 6 Council race, while voters were split over proposed changes to the city charter.
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Salyer’s only opponent in the race, Clarence Warstler, dropped out and endorsed her before the election, but not in time to have his name removed from the ballot.
With all precincts reporting, Salyer won with 74.2 percent of the vote to Warstler’s 25.8 percent.
“I’m really looking forward to joining the council as quickly as possible,” Salyer said. “I’m ready to get to work and represent Ward 6 to the best of my abilities.”
With 225 of 279 precincts reporting, three of the five city charter changes were passing easily. Propositions that would keep council seats from being open for more than 30 days, change the way the vice mayor is appointed and clear up language in the city’s ethics rules were winning convincingly.
A proposal that would lower the minimum age to be mayor or a city council member from 25 to 21 also was passing, although by a slimmer margin.
Voters apparently rejected a proposal that would double the salaries of the mayor and council.
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