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Article: Officials: Changing ballot difficult: Adding referendum on W-B council hard to do so close to elections, board says.
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- The Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre, PA)
- Article date:
- October 18, 2006
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Byline: Jennifer Learn-Andes
Oct. 18--Luzerne County officials will argue in court next week that adding a referendum on the Wilkes-Barre City Council to the Nov. 7 ballot would be "extraordinarily difficult."
The expedited court hearing will focus on a lawsuit filed Friday by Anne Bergold. The city resident is trying to force the county to put a referendum on the Nov. 7 ballot asking voters if they want to choose city council members at large, rather than by district.
The county Election Board voted Sept. 14 not to place the question on the ballot, pointing to case law that says the voting-by-district plan must be in place for five years before ...