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Thursday night, state Sen. Don Balfour (R-Snellville) held a town hall meeting to obtain input from Snellville residents on a potential change to the voting configuration of the Snellville City Council.  The majority sentiment at the meeting supported eliminating the mayor's vote except in cases of ties.  However, Sen. Balfour noted that this option was not in the majority in a poll that was conducted.  The suggestion to have a referendum on options makes the most sense to me.  Otherwise, drafting legislation that makes a change while any of the current councilmembers or mayor is still in office risks being tagged as political interference in city affairs.  Though several Snellville officials seem cool to change, Balfour's effort to end the deadlock, especially if residents support such a move, is reasonable.