The San Jose City Council will allow District 3 residents to hold a special election and have a say in choosing their next representative following the resignation of disgraced council member Omar Torres. Without the ability to certify the results until at least the summer, the board will also make an interim appointment after the election filing deadline to ensure that anyone running for office does not gain an advantage as an incumbent. “I thin

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San Jose City Council District 3 is without representation after its elected councilmember resigned and is in jail, leaving the city to make sure the district’s constituents have a voice.  The council is tasked with figuring out the best way to fill the seat left vacant by Omar Torres, who resigned after his arrest on suspicion of sex crimes involving minors. Torres’s term runs through Dec. 31, 2026, and the city attorney has laid out two option…

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San Jose council to discuss options for filling seat vacated by Omar Torres

The San Jose City Council will let District 3 residents hold a special election and have a say in choosing their next representative following the resignation of disgraced Councilmember Omar Torres. With no possibility of certifying the results until at least the Summer, the Council will also make an interim appointment after the election filing deadline to ensure that anyone who runs for office does not have an advantage as the incumbent. “I th…

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Disgraced San Jose Councilmember Omar Torres’ replacement will be decided in a special election. The San Jose City Council’s 8-2 vote on Tuesday was met with applause. Councilmembers Sergio Jimenez and David Cohen voted against the special election, arguing they’re more costly and tend to yield lower voter turnout which favors wealthier candidates. But a majority of councilmembers said it’s time to let District 3 voters — set back by a pandemic,…

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Oakland News Now – San Jose City Council approves special election to fill District 3 seat – video made by the YouTube channel with the logo in the video’s upper left hand corner KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco. OaklandNewsNow.com is the original blog post for this type of video-blog content. 
San Jose city councilmembers on Tuesday took action to fill a seat left vacant by the departure of disgraced District 3 Councilman Omar Torres.
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