Andrea Y. Henderson / St. Louis Public Radio
Originally published on January 26, 2021 6:23 pm
Updated at 5:25 p.m. Jan. 26 with mayoral veto
An effort to undo a planned cut in the number of aldermanic wards in St. Louis is over for now.
In 2012, city residents narrowly voted to halve the number of wards from 28 to 14 in time for the 2023 aldermanic election. Mayor Lyda Krewson on Tuesday vetoed a bill that would have asked residents to vote on the issue again in April.
Because state law set Tuesday as the deadline to put items on the ballot, opponents of the reduction do not have time to attempt an override of the veto. They were also unlikely to be able to garner enough support at the board.
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