The Star Democrat
About 15 Queen Anne’s County residents submitted about 2,300 signatures Friday afternoon to the Queen Anne’s County Board of Elections in an effort to send the county’s recently passed big box ordinance to a referendum in the 2012 General Election. “We believe we are submitting 2,347 valid signatures against a requirement of about 1,600,” Jim Campbell said Friday in the lobby of the Board of Elections.
Queen Anne’s County residents who are attempting to have the “big box” ordinance put on the ballot next fall say they encountered problems at locations where they hoped to gather signatures over the last week. According to police, petitioning isn’t “appropriate activity” for public areas.