Post by Logan on Jul 6, 2016 4:34:36 GMT -6
Referendum against KC liquor ordinance gets enough signatures, so November election likely
Kansas City voters in November will help decide who becomes the next U.S. president, the next Missouri governor — and possibly the fate of the city’s liquor laws.
Petitioners seeking to unravel changes approved earlier this year on how liquor licenses get approved met the threshold Tuesday to force the Kansas City Council to reconsider its vote. Absent that, Kansas City voters would have an opportunity to decide.
The petitioners gathered 3,959 validated signatures. They needed 3,417.
Jolie Justus, a 4th District council member and co-sponsor of the ordinance subject to the referendum, said the matter may head to the November ballot.
Read more here: www.kansascity.com/news/business/article87820702.html
Kansas City voters in November will help decide who becomes the next U.S. president, the next Missouri governor — and possibly the fate of the city’s liquor laws.
Petitioners seeking to unravel changes approved earlier this year on how liquor licenses get approved met the threshold Tuesday to force the Kansas City Council to reconsider its vote. Absent that, Kansas City voters would have an opportunity to decide.
The petitioners gathered 3,959 validated signatures. They needed 3,417.
Jolie Justus, a 4th District council member and co-sponsor of the ordinance subject to the referendum, said the matter may head to the November ballot.
Read more here: www.kansascity.com/news/business/article87820702.html