The organizations were joined by numerous local candidates on the grounds of Texas State University as they focus on getting college students to vote.
SAN MARCOS, Texas — On Monday afternoon, Mano Amiga Action and Ground Game Texas kicked off their “get out the vote” campaign for City of San Marcos Proposition A, the ballot measure that would decriminalize marijuana.
The organizations were joined by numerous local candidates on the grounds of Texas State University as they focus on getting college students to vote.
In June, the groups announced they had collected enough signatures to secure a ballot initiative to decriminalize marijuana across the City of San Marcos. In July, those signatures were certified by the city clerk, and they have now also been certified by the city council.
Organizers said they had individually verified more than 4,600 unique signatures. According to City Charter, only 4,182 are required, which is 10% of of registered voters in San Marcos.
The coalition said despite collecting more than 11,000 signatures from residents, only 4,667 of their voter registrations were up to date. The groups said they are now working to help any petition signee who is not registered in San Marcos update their registration and navigate the process to do…
