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County verifies 7,156 signatures for referendum on city rent ordinances; council accepts certificate of sufficiency
Summary
The Monterey County registrar completed a signature verification and certified 7,156 valid signatures for the referendum challenging the City Council's June repeal of four rent-related ordinances. City Clerk Patty told council the required threshold was 6,998; the council accepted the county certificate and will consider next steps Sept. 9.
The Salinas City Council on Aug. 26 accepted a certificate from the Monterey County registrar of voters showing that a referendum petition challenging the council’s repeal of four rent‑related ordinances had met the signature threshold to qualify.
City Clerk Patty told the council that the proponents submitted 10,448 signatures for verification. The registrar’s full check returned 7,156 valid signatures and 3,292 insufficient signatures. Patty said the number of required signatures to qualify was 6,998 and presented the certificate of sufficiency to the council for acceptance.
Why it matters
The certified referendum prevents the council’s…
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