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Conroe council pauses action after city secretary says 20,000-signature threshold likely applies to petition
Summary
At its Dec. 19 meeting the Conroe City Council declined to act on a citizen petition after City Secretary Sammy told the council state law likely requires a 20,000-signature threshold and Montgomery County could not reproduce a November 2024 voter list needed to use the lower, percentage-based test.
At its Dec. 19 meeting the Conroe City Council deferred action on a citizen petition after the city secretary said state law likely requires a 20,000-signature threshold and staff lacked the voter-list data needed to apply a lower, percentage-based test.
Betty Atkins, speaking during the citizen inquiry period, asked the council to clarify what sections of the Texas election code the city would apply when verifying the petition and said she would provide contact information from the Texas secretary of state to assist the city secretary. "This is for verification information on the petition that is being discussed," Atkins said, listing several election-code…
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