Chapin Town Council sets date for special referendum for Nov. 4
September 8, 2014
CHAPIN, SC – The Chapin Town Council voted unanimously at a special called meeting to set November 4, 2014, for a ballot referendum for Chapin voters to select their preferred form of government.
Chapin currently has a Mayor-Council form of government, but a petition drive led by residents and championed by the three incumbent council members is seeking to switch to a council form of government.
The referendum question that will be on the ballot is: “Shall the municipality of the Town of Chapin, SC change its form of government from mayor-council form of government to Council form of government.” A Yes vote would be in favor of changing the form while a No vote would maintain the current system which has been in place in 1976, when the state mandated that municipalities adopt one of three prescribed forms of government – Mayor-Council, Council, or Council-Manager.
The last day to register to vote in this election will be October 4, 2014. Registered electors who cannot vote in person may be eligible to vote by absentee ballot. For information on registering to vote or absentee ballots, contact the Lexington County Registration and Elections Commission at (803) 785-7861.
The Chapin Precinct is located at Chapin Town (157 NW Columbia Avenue, Chapin SC) and the polls will open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. and will remain open without intermission or interruption. The Lexington Registered electors who cannot vote in person may be eligible to vote by absentee ballot. The Lexington County Election Commission will meet on Friday, November 7 at 9 a.m. in Suite 105 of the Lexington County Auxiliary Building at 605 W. Main Street, Lexington, SC to certify the election results.
Chapin will hold two Town Hall meetings for the voters and business community to discuss the pros and cons of the forms of government, the capital penny sales tax being considered by Lexington County and the town leadership’s vision for Chapin’s future. Those meetings are scheduled forThursday, September 25 and Thursday, October 16 at 7 p.m. in the Community Room at Chapin Town Hall.
