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Source: Princeton
Level: 3
The city council of Burney Falls has taken action in response to the recent election in which the citizens of Burney Falls voted for a referendum to recall all of the council's seven members. Members of the council have filed a complaint alleging violations of local election rules, disputes over which are to be mediated by the city council. The city charter which governs all procedural matters in Burney Falls has a law stipulating that all voting members of the city council abstain from voting in cases in which any reasonable person might assume a conflict of interest.
Which one of the following represents the most reasonable inference that can be drawn from the information in the passage above?
- A The dispute over election violations will have to be resolved by a vote of the citizens, and not by the city council.
- B The city council will have to amend the city charter if its members hope to stay in office.
- C If the members of the city council admit conflict of interest, the dispute will have to be settled at the next highest level, the county commission.
- D If the members of the city council refuse to vote under the provisions of the city charter, the election will be declared invalid and a new election will be held.
- E No member of the Burney Falls city council can legally take part in the vote on the council's complaint.