Laura Gillen: “It probably costs on average about $100,000 per councilmatic…”

“And they tried to use the excuse saying like, oh, will cost too much money. Well, look, there are costs associated with a special election. It probably costs on average about $100,000 per councilmatic districts [for a special election]. But I think it up to the voters in all of the districts to decide. Is having a voice in choosing your elected representative worth $100,000?” (13:04–13:09)

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