Neither side in the local alcohol referendum debate has either registered or formed an official political issue committee at this time to further their cause, though both sides have spoken out publicly on the issue in this week's edition of The Crittenden Press.
Jerritt Hovey-Brown, organizer of the petition for an option election, reports having gathered a few hundred signatures in a week's time. The names of almost 1,000 registered voters are needed to bring the issue to ballot. Hovey-Brown said she and supporters are collecting the signatures individually and do not have the petition placed in any particular location to gather the names of more people who would like to see the issue of countywide alcohol sales come to a vote.
