Petition seeks to reverse Jackson re-zone
UPDATE: 8/8/18 12 p.m. The Jackson Town Clerk has determined a referendum petition seeking to reverse a re-zoning decision does not have enough qualified signatures to warrant additional action. In a news release, the Town released this explanation:
The County Clerk’s office confirmed verbally that the current number of qualified electors in the Town of Jackson at 4:42 pm was 5,381 which indicated that 538 signatures from registered voters were needed for the petition to be considered valid. An initial review of the petition showed 495 signatures.
After receiving the list of registered voters from the County Clerk on Wednesday morning, the records indicated that the official number of qualified electors was 5,497 which increased the number of signatures necessary to 549. Based on this information, 549 signatures of registered voters were necessary in order to even begin processing the petition. Upon a thorough review of the petition the Town Clerk was able to determine that there were not enough signatures to proceed with any further steps in the certification process.
Pursuant to Wyoming Statute §22-23-1006, the Town Clerk shall determine if the petition meets the requirements set forth in W.S. §22-23-1005. As the petition does not contain 10% of the qualified electors registered in the Town of Jackson, the Town Clerk was unable to certify the petition as being legally sufficient.
The petition will now be considered as public comment to the Town Council and be placed into the public record as such.
Original Story:
The Jackson Town Clerk is reviewing a referendum petition that was submitted before a 5 p.m. deadline Tuesday.
The petition seeks to reverse a Town Council decision on rezoning of Districts 3-6 that took effect on July 18.
By state statute, the clerk’s office will now be working to certify signatures on the petition and ensure there are enough valid signatures to move forward.
If certified, the Town Council would be required to immediately suspend the ordinance, determine whether to repeal the ordinance or place a question on the ballot. That question could be part of either a special election or part of the general election in November.
