Depending on where voters live, the April 2 municipal election may be exciting or uneventful, due to district boundary lines that are different for each of the races on the ballot.
“Not everyone will vote in the contested races,” said Pettis County Clerk Nick La Strada. “For example, in the city council races, only people in Ward 4 would vote for that Ward 4 race, the same with the (Pettis County) Ambulance District. It all depends on the boundaries.”
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