Thanks to http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ban-Red-Light-Cameras/302032432443?ref=search&v=wall for the link!
 

Ban the Cams note:  The petition is short by 12 signatures due to the city INVALIDATING 350 of them.  (The first petition, they refused to allow).  http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/31/3118.asp (on Baytown Front Group), http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/30/3004.asp Quote:  Schirmbeck said. "The city has given every indication they intend to invalidate our petition and ignore the will of the people. Even now the city is putting up more cameras even though they know we want a vote on them.")
 

I have a feeling the anti camera group http://www.saferbaytown.com/ will get those 12 plus many more in the next 10 days.  Maybe the next 10 hours!

http://www.khou.com/news/local/Baytown-City-council-looking-at-red-light-cameras-99031759.html
 

Baytown says residents’ red-light camera petition falls short
by khou.com staff

Posted on July 23, 2010 at 1:01 AM

Updated yesterday at 1:03 AM

HOUSTON -- A Baytown citizen petition to change the city's current red light camera ordinance was ruled insufficient Thursday night by the city.
The petition was ruled insufficient because they need 620 signatures to proceed.  Out of the 958 signatures submitted, 608 were declared valid.
The remaining 350 signatures were declared invalid because the forms were not filled out correctly. That's a violation of the city's charter and Texas election code.
Petitioners have 10 days to get the problem fixed and the signatures in before city council visits the issue again.
The Red Light Camera Coalition wants the cameras completely removed and had been collecting signatures to force the city to put the cameras to a vote. If there are enough signatures, the city council can rewrite the ordinance or call an election.
The group also said the cameras aren't enough -- they also want a police officer to witness the red violation before a ticket is issued.
 

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