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Crafton turns in signatures for English Only
Category: English · State: Tennessee · Source: Nashville City Paper
Councilman Eric Crafton turned in the signatures of reportedly 12,503 registered Davidson County voters to the Metro Clerk's office Thursday, clearing the way for the English Only charter amendment proposal to be on the ballot in November. Crafton also conceded at least a portion of the approximately $20,000 the petition drive cost came from a national English First group. He said he did not know what percentage. "I wasn't the one adding them up, so I don't know how much," Crafton said. The signatures will need to be verified by the Davidson County Election Commission, which Crafton said should take about two weeks. The English Only charter amendment proposal states that no one has a right to any Metro government services in any language except English. Crafton said the Nashville English First group, which sponsored the initiative raised about $20,000 for the effort, which primarily consisted of mailing petitions to voters. Crafton did not disclose the funding for the initiative, but said he would do so once the signed petitions were verified by the Election Commission.
English-only petition gets 12,500 signatures
Category: English · State: Tennessee · Source: The Tennessean
Metro Nashville Councilman Eric Crafton, one of the driving forces behind the English-only ballot initiative, will deliver about 12,500 signed petition cards to the Metro clerk at noon tomorrow, Crafton said. Crafton also has filed a bill that calls for individuals to pay a fee if they need translation to deal with Metro government. On Tuesday, the council will have the option to take the first of three votes on the translation fee measure. Since mid-June, Crafton and a small group of English-only policy supporters have worked to revive an effort to make English Nashville's official language and restrict government business, publications, meetings and communications to the English language. A similar measure passed the Metro Council last year but was vetoed by then-mayor Bill Purcell. To bypass the possibility of a mayoral veto, Crafton opted this time to attempt to amend the Metro Charter.
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