Luzerne County Election Board set to vote Wednesday on referendum petition signature challenge procedure
Luzerne County’s Election Board is set to discuss and vote Wednesday on procedures it will follow to review petition signature challenges, the agenda says.
This step is necessary for a public hearing the board will be holding Thursday to review challenges seeking the acceptance and rejection of signatures in the effort to repeal the county’s new anti-discrimination ordinance. It’s the first time a citizen-initiated referendum has been attempted under the county’s home rule charter, which took effect in 2012.
These procedures specify requirements for both sides to file a list of witnesses they will call at the hearing and documentation that must be submitted by challenge filers. Testimony shall be stenographically recorded and made a part of the hearing record, it said.
The proposed procedures also indicate the board would have the option to stop reviewing challenges if it determines the petition filer still has enough signatures to proceed regardless.
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