On Sep. 1, 2023, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the City of Atlanta in a lawsuit regarding the constitutionality of non-Atlanta residents collecting signatures for a referendum petition regarding the construction of a police training facility.
The court issued a stay on a federal district court’s preliminary injunction that provided for signature gatherers who resided outside of Atlanta to gather signatures. The injunction was issued on July 27, 2023, which also reset the signature-gathering period, meaning supporters had until Sep. 23, 2023, to circulate petitions.
The petitioners in support of the referendum, Vote to Stop Cop City, said that they plan to continue with signature gathering, but that the deadline to submit signatures is now unclear.
