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If you are wondering why people are upset by the Greenfield Charter section 7-7, read it for yourself on the city’s website. Here is what you will find:To start a Citizen Initiative in Greenfield, you have to get 10 voters to submit the wording to the.
As a Greenfield property owner and taxpayer, I believe strongly that elected officials should be held accountable for their actions. This is not a criticism it’s how a democracy works.There is no City Council in America that doesn’t make mistakes .
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Signatures for a referendum
Published: 4/23/2021 2:47:05 PM
According to the current Greenfield Charter, if you want to run for an at-large seat on the City Council, or run for mayor, you collect only 100 valid signatures and you are on the ballot.
If you want to run to serve as a city councilor from your precinct, you need only 50 valid signatures to get on the ballot.
But if you are a voter who thinks the City Council or the School Committee has made an unwise decision that could have negative consequences for the city, you will have to gather 1,272 valid signatures to get a referendum question on the ballot.