The special meeting is slated for 5:30 p.m. Oct. 19. The business includes a proposed motion to go into executive session so the committee can consult with its attorney on the suit.

Committee member Michael Palmer, who asked for the closed session, said he wanted to know if the election committee was a party to the suit and whether it could give information as a “friend of the court.”

“I find it disheartening that there’s a group of people out there making the election process so much tougher than necessary, and creating additional expense for the city,” Palmer said of the lawsuit, which was filed Sept. 18 against the city of Longmont and City Clerk Valeria Skitt.