Parker signals City in no hurry to vet red-light referendum petition
THE ANTI RED-LIGHT CAMERA FOLKS have submitted their referendum petitions to the City of Houston, and Mayor Annise Parker is signaling that she's not going to make it easy for them to get on the ballot:
Mayor Annise Parker questioned whether there would be enough time for the city secretary to verify that the signatures are from registered Houston voters before an upcoming Aug. 24 election deadline.
Parker said the city secretary's office would follow the same procedures used for Renew Houston, a group of engineers seeking voter approval for an $8 billion initiative to prevent flooding and shore up Houston's infrastructure. Backers of that referendum turned in their signatures July 8, and they were verified July 30.
One favored interest group spent tons of money to gather signatures and buy its way onto the ballot on a separate issue. Another less-favored interest group gathered its signatures less quickly, and won't be getting any help from the City in getting on the ballot.
We appeal to our fine progressive mayor to vet the signatures as quickly as possible, so that our fellow citizens can decide both issues.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 08/10/10 09:40 PM | Print |
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