Atlanta organizers unveil plan to stop 'Cop City' at the ballot box

Activists have announced an effort to force a referendum that would allow Atlanta voters to decide whether the construction of a proposed police and firefighter training center should proceed. The action announced Wednesday is a potential last-ditch effort to halt the project that activists refer to as “Cop City.” Under the proposed referendum, voters would choose whether they want to repeal the ordinance that authorized the lease of the city-owned land upon which the project is being built. In order for the language to get on the ballot, though, organizers must first gather the signatures of more than 70,000 Atlanta voters over 60 days.