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As last holdout in Santa Barbara County, city will start holding even-year municipal elections in 2024
Santa Barbara City Council members elected in 2019, seen here, and 2021 will serve longer, five-year terms to bridge the gap to even-year elections in 2024 and 2026. From left, Meagan Harmon, Oscar Gutierrez, Mike Jordan and Alejandra Gutierrez take the oath of office on Jan. 7, 2020. (Joshua Molina / Noozhawk file photo)
By Giana Magnoli, Noozhawk Managing Editor | @magnoli
December 27, 2020
| 6:00 p.m.
[Noozhawk’s note: Part of a series about Santa Barbara’s switch to district-based City Council elections.]
District elections for seats on the Santa Barbara City Council have not significantly increased voter turnout, a Noozhawk review of election data has found, but it is expected that the switch to even-year elections in 2024 will have a bigger impact. ....

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