Petitions targeting Plano’s LGBT ordinance ruled invalid

Plano officials announced Friday that petitions targeting the LGBT rights ordinance are invalid, possibly ending an effort that could have put the controversial measure to a citywide vote.

 

Plano City Manager Bruce Glasscock said the petitions contained false information and failed to comply with city and state requirements.

 

“I don’t think misrepresentation is a technicality,” Glasscock said. “That’s an integrity and ethics issue.”

 

The city’s announcement drew an immediate response from opponents of the ordinance that extends equal rights protections to people regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity.

 

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