A federal lawsuit extended the petition deadline and opened the process to DeKalb County residents.
to stay the preliminary injunction while a decision is made on their planned appeal.
The city also argues that a referendum seeking to repeal a city ordinance is invalid under precedent set bya 1998 case holding that referendum petitions are only valid for changes to municipal charters. “All an injunction does as [sic] this stage is cause unnecessary hassle, confusion and expense for a process that is ultimately futile under binding Georgia Supreme Court precedent,” the motion states.
A spokesperson for the Stop Cop City Referendum Coalition, who requested to withhold their name for safety reasons, noted that canvassers have already gathered more than 30,000 signatures and that the coalition plans to fully implement paid canvassing efforts next week. Furthermore, the coalition calculates that they need about 58,000 signatures to get on the ballot rather than 70,000, a downward estimate based on the number of registered Atlanta voters.
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