Alva Review-Courier -

An initiative petition to give voters the chance to cancel a city sales tax supporting Share Medical Center has been ruled invalid. The petition was circulated by Meagan Caldwell and filed on June 8 with the Alva City Clerk.

Alva City Business Manager Angelica Brady said when filed, the petition listed 141 signatures. It was up to City Clerk Melody Theademan to check the signatures. Some were illegible and some were not registered voters in the City of Alva. After eliminating ineligible signatures, the initiative petition had only 109 eligible signees, not enough to put the matter on the ballo...