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At the same time as the battle over the number of valid signatures, a dif- ferent fight over the petition is occurring inthe Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts.
On Friday, April 22, Suffolk County Superior Court Judge Martha Sossman ruled that the petition, submitted to the Secretary of State late last year by the anti-rent control Massachusetts Homeowners Coalition, had the required 70,286 valid signatures.
The Secretary of State and initially determined that the petition was approximately 300 signatures short of the required number, and members of the Homeowners Coalition filed suit disputing this claim.
In response, members of the prorent control Campaign for Affordable Housing and Tenant Protections filed suit contending that the petition was in fact short of the required number of signatures.
The trial featured testimoney from registrars responsible for certifying petition signatures and handwriting experts.