WABE, The Associated Press, Georgia Public Broadcasting and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution together reviewed 100,000-plus signatures collected by organizers regarding a referendum on the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center.
Journalists from each news outlet participated in the data analysis project to review signatures collected by “Stop Cop City” organizers.
After a thorough review, journalists contend that 108,500 people signed the petition. They cite that nearly half of a statistical sample of 1,000 entries couldn’t be matched to an eligible registered City of Atlanta voter, but it is still statistically possible organizers met their target of 58,231 signatures.
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