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The Board of Canvassers certified 6,036 qualified-elector signatures for a divestment ordinance petition, exceeding the required 5,549 signatures, in a 2-0 vote with one recusal.
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The certification means the petition met the signature threshold required under the Providence City Charter for the next step in the initiative process. Staff reviewed 1,044 petitions containing more than 9,700 signatures and verified 6,036 signatures from qualified Providence electors. The ordinance concerns divestment from foreign countries described in the petition as committing severe human-rights violations.
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