Too Crafty By Half?

By Kleinheider Posted on August 18, 2008 at 11:36 am

Nate Rau reports that some downtown lawyers are trying to hang up Eric Crafton’s English First charter amendment on legal technicality:

According to the charter, a petition-driven amendment proposal, like English Only, may only be submitted once every two years.

“The council shall not adopt a resolution proposing amendments to this charter more often than twice during the term of office of members of said council,” the charter reads, “nor shall any such amendment or amendments be submitted by petition more often than once in each two years.”

In 2006, Davidson County passed a petition-driven charter amendment, giving voters the power to approve property tax increases. The amendment passed on Nov. 7, 2006.

The English Only charter amendment proposal would be up for approval at the federal election on Nov. 4.

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