Future Lawrence City Commission elections likely will revert back to an old system that encouraged city primaries.

Commissioners agreed to draft an ordinance that would require a city primary if there are more than six people who file for City Commission seats. A change in state law caused the last City Commission to not have a primary unless there were at least 10 candidates.

The city is able to exempt itself from the state law, and a majority of commissioners said they believed the old system worked better because a primary allowed voters more time to get to know candidates.