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Commission advances initiative‑and‑referendum changes to study committee; lowers county signature threshold and allows statistical sampling
Summary
A proposal to reduce countywide initiative and referendum signature thresholds from 10% to 8%, allow conversion of unsuccessful initiatives to mini‑initiatives (3%), and permit the county auditor to use statistical sampling for countywide signature verification advanced to a study committee 14–1. The auditor's office reviewed the concept and provided input.
Commissioner Garber presented Amendment 2640 to adjust initiative and referendum procedures in the charter. The proposal would lower countywide signature thresholds from 10% to 8%, permit proponents with insufficient countywide signatures to convert an effort into a…
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