The question centered on city funds for improvements to Leavenworth County Road 1.

The petition was signed by 275 people. However, the clerk ruled that 53 of those signatures were invalid.

Those signing the petition had asked that this question be placed on the Nov. 7 ballot: “Shall the city of Tonganoxie financially contribute toward the County Road 1 improvement project?”

For more on this story, see the Sept. 6 edition of The Mirror.