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Residents urge board to delay petition-collection policy, citing First Amendment concerns
Summary
Residents told the Alpena County Board on Jan. 27 they fear a proposed policy or ordinance restricting petition-signature collection on county property could chill free speech; the board removed the item from the agenda and took no further action.
Chairman John Kozlowski and county officials heard pleas from residents at the Jan. 27 Alpena County Board meeting who asked the board to postpone any policy that would change how petitions are gathered on county property.
Yvonne Johnson of Alpena Township told the board she filed recall-petition language on Jan. 12 to recall three members of the Alpena School Board and asked the county to "wait on any type of policy or…
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