Politics & Government
Las Vegas City Council Votes For Ward 5 Special Election
An election to fill the city council seat vacated by Ricki Barlow's resignation will be held in late March, city council decided Wednesday.
LAS VEGAS, NV - Las Vegas City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to hold a special election to fill the Ward 5 council seat vacated by the resignation of former council member Ricki Barlow. The special election will be held on Tuesday, March 27.
The Ward 5 council seat has been open since Jan. 22, when Barlow announced he was resigning in the face of felony charges for misusing 2015 campaign funds. Barlow held the Ward 5 seat from 2007 until his resignation last month.
The remaining members had 30 days to appoint a new member or set the date for a special election. All voted in favor of the latter at Wednesday's city council meeting. The filing period for the election will be from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 13 and Wednesday, Feb. 14 at the City Clerk's Office inside City Hall at 495 Main St.
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Early voting will be held on Thursday, March 22 and Friday, March 23. The new Ward 5 representative will be sworn in at the Wednesday, April 18 Las Vegas City Council meeting.
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