Montgomery County petition challenge continues
http://www.washblade.com/2008/3-7/news/localnews/12155.cfmEquality Maryland continued this week its review of signatures challenging a local transgender rights law.
Dan Furmansky, the organization's executive director, said Wednesday that volunteers were "poring over the signatures" seeking to overturn the Montgomery County law and that a response to the challenge was forthcoming.
More than 32,000 such signatures were collected and submitted to county officials Feb. 19 by a group that opposes the law.
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http://www.gazette.net/stories/030708/montnew135020_32393.shtmlTransgender opponents collect enough signatures for referendum
Voters will vote county law up or down in November
by Janel Davis | Staff Writer
Almost a year after receiving County Council approval, an anti-discrimination law aimed at transgendered people will be put before voters for a final decision on the November ballot.
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Montgomery County voters to decide on transgender discrimination law
http://www.examiner.com/a-1266449~Montgomery_County_voters_to_decide_on_transgender_discrimination_law.htmlMar 8, 2008 3:00 AM (4 hrs ago) by Freeman Klopott, The Examiner
Montgomery County (Map, News) - Montgomery County voters will decide whether to repeal a new county law that protects transgender people from discrimination, after the county board of elections approved a referendum petition Friday.
Opponents to the law gathered 32,000 signatures to force the referendum that will appear on the November ballot.
