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Commission debates wording, data for amendments changing signature thresholds
Summary
Commissioners discussed whether to include specific signature counts and which election years to cite in ballot descriptions for proposed amendments that change signature thresholds; counsel was asked to tighten wording and cite specific elections if numbers are included.
Commissioners spent substantial time reviewing proposed ballot descriptions for amendments that would change how many signatures are required to qualify a charter amendment for the ballot. Commissioners said the draft language risked confusing voters by citing raw signature counts without specifying which election those counts referenced.
Several commissioners suggested striking the final sentence in a draft explanatory sentence that included absolute signature numbers and instead either…
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