A petition that could allow the sale of alcohol in Double Oak is one step closer to the November ballot after organizers submitted more than the required number of signatures for verification.
Concerned Citizens for Double Oak Growth, working with Texas Petition Strategies, delivered 688 signatures to the Double Oak Town Secretary on July 17. Organizers needed at least 616 valid signatures from registered Double Oak voters — based on turnout in the town’s most recent gubernatorial election — to qualify the measure for the Nov. 3 general election ballot.
Under state law, petition organizers had 60 days to gather the required signatures. The Town Secretary has 30 days to certify the petition, although the verification process has been outsourced to the Denton County Elections Administration…