Fayetteville City Council will not put 'Vote Yes' initiative on ballot
The Fayetteville City Council voted 6-4 on Monday not to put on the November ballot an initiative that could change the way its members are elected.
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The Fayetteville City Council voted 6-4 on Monday not to put on the November ballot an initiative that could change the way its members are elected.
The validity of a petition asking for a vote on whether to change the way members of the Fayetteville City Council are elected is still in question.
North Carolina's state of emergency began in March 2020 as the first COVID-19 cases showed up in the state. It will end Aug. 15.
The Vote Yes petition drew the required 5,000 signatures to put a referendum on the November ballot. But they may have missed a crucial step.
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