The Rochester Municipal Building serves as a polling location on Election Day, Nov. 4.

Photo by Erin Sanchez

ROCHESTER — On Nov. 4, Rochester voters passed a ballot proposal to remove language from the city’s charter regarding primary elections.

The measure passed with 62.10% of the vote in favor and 37.90% against.

Having primary election language is not required under state law, according to the Oakland County Elections Division, which noted that Rochester was previously one of eight communities in Oakland County that had provisions on the books for primary elections.

By eliminating the charter language, Deputy City Clerk Brian D’Annunzio said, the city will save money, time and resources and just take a larger pool in November.

The cost for an election is the same for the city whe

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