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Council debates initiative, referendum and recall signature thresholds; favors 10% initiative and 15% referendum/recall as working figures
Summary
Councilors discussed lowering and standardizing petition thresholds for initiatives, referendums and recalls at a Feb. 22 session. After public comment and comparisons to other cities, members generally supported a structure that would be easier to use than current rules but still high enough to ensure broad support.
Cleveland Heights council members reviewed proposed signature thresholds for citizen-initiated measures, referendums and recalls during their Feb. 22 Committee of the Whole meeting. The Charter Review Commission had proposed changes to how required petition signatures are calculated; councilors discussed that and compared practices used in neighboring cities.
Council members considered several approaches: use of a percent-based method tied to turnout in the most recent municipal election,…
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