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Wilsonville city manager rescinds letter voiding ballot petition; petitioners ask council to accept filing
Summary
After staff initially found a citizen initiative petition deficient under municipal code timing rules, the city manager announced he instructed staff to rescind the voiding letter and to consider the petition filed; petition backers said they had submitted over 3,200 signatures and urged council to place the question on the May 2026 ballot.
City Manager Cosgrove told the council on Jan. 5 that staff reviewed an initiative petition seeking a charter amendment and initially concluded it failed to meet the Wilsonville Municipal Code's 180‑day filing rule. The manager said the city’s elections official had notified petitioners their submission was void on Dec. 31 because it arrived after the 180‑day deadline.
Cosgrove said he instructed staff to rescind the letter that voided the…
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