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Oviedo committee debates lowering petition signature threshold, keeps paper format
Summary
Members considered reducing the charter’s 15% signature threshold for citizen initiatives and discussed whether to accept electronic petitions; the committee favored keeping paper signatures for now and added a topic to consider lowering the percentage (10% suggested) to its follow‑up list.
Committee members raised concerns about the charter’s initiative and referendum procedures and the practical burden of collecting signatures in a growing city.
A member (S11) urged lowering the petition threshold from 15% to a smaller percentage, saying, “I think we should drop the 15 down to, like, 5.” Chair (S6) cautioned that a lower threshold for initiatives…
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