Sweet Home’s charter amendment had a strong lead in the May 20 election following the most recent count prior to press time, on Thursday afternoon, May 22.
The amendment, which would require voters to elect Sweet Home’s mayor rather than the mayor being elected by City Council members, had 80.01% of the 1,441 votes cast — which is 18.51% of the city’s registered voters.
Sweet Home’s police and library operating levies both had comfortable leads.