Jul 2021 · Related development

Petition seeking an election on the City Hall debt is filed; City sues in Travis County

A resident submitted a petition he said carried more than 10,000 signatures asking that the project go to voters; the stated threshold was about 5,700. Two days later the City filed suit in Travis County asking a judge to allow it to issue the certificates of obligation.^[1]^[2]

Jared Miller

What the sources say

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A resident submitted a petition in July 2021 he said had more than 10,000 signatures asking that the City Hall debt go to voters; the City had 21 days to verify signatures against a threshold of just over 5,700 (5% of the city vote).^[1]^[2]
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Two days after the petition was presented, the City filed suit in Travis County asking a judge to allow it to issue the certificates of obligation; the petitioner moved to transfer the case to Potter County. The City said it had no comment.^[2]
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Jared Miller, City Manager: City Manager Jared Miller said the verification timeline 'goes beyond the deadline to call an election for November 2021,' putting any election in November 2021 or May 2022.^[1]