Aurora City Council members will consider a new bill that would create harsher penalties for petition signature gatherers who utilize deceptive practices. via MicahSmith_TV
“Councilmember [Curtis] Gardner had brought forward a provision … to our current unlawful practices related to petition gathering ordinance. And it would basically just say a person may not use deceptive practices when gathering for a petition,” said Councilmember Alison Coombs. “It would be punishable under the general penalty clause of the city, which is up to a $2,650 fine and 364 days in jail.
“The petition gatherers are telling them, 'This is a term limits, provision or proposal.' And so people are pretty upset. They're like, 'We signed this, but we're not trying to get rid of our city management,'” Coombs said. “Myself and some other colleagues did ask for some kind of language that would make the company that's paying for and training the petition gatherers be responsible, versus the individual doing the petition gathering,” the council member said. “What I've heard from the petition gatherers is that they're also not being given the full story.”
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