Town Clerk report on certification of a Citizen Petition

During the July 11, 2022 meeting, the Town Council acknowledged receipt of a June 29  report  from Town Clerk Debra Lane regarding certification results for the Citizen Petition to Create Community Housing - Plan B.  The report shows that the petition failed to meet the required number of signatures of registered voters, per the Council-Manager Charter, to move the petition to public hearing and referendum vote.  Charter requires that no less than 10 percent (or 866) of the 8,661 registered voters  in Cape Elizabeth sign the petition.  Of the 887 signatures collected, 60 of them were invalid for the following reasons: unable to verify signature ; illegible printed name, signature, and address; duplicate signatures; and not registered in Cape Elizabeth.


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