Virginia Beach charter change referendum may have enough council votes to advance

VIRGINIA BEACH — Mayor Bobby Dyer and other members of City Council who want to place a charter change referendum question on the November ballot likely have enough support for it to move forward.

The referendum question would ask voters whether they want to keep the current single-member district system or if they support a voting system with some at-large seats on council.

Six of 11 members — a majority — said they plan to vote in favor of it Tuesday when asked by The Virginian-Pilot. They are Dyer, Vice Mayor Rosemary Wilson, Michael Berlucchi, Stacy Cummings, Cal “Cash” Green and Barbara Henley…

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