A Clay County watchdog group seeking a referendum to abolish two new at-large County Commission seats has tentatively collected enough petitions to get the issue on the November ballot.

The Citizens for Term Limits and Accountability Committee submitted a final round of 1,179 petitions Tuesday, said Linda Hoover, office manager of the Clay County Supervisor of Elections. But signatures on those petitions have not yet been certified as those of registered voters, she said.

To get the referendum on the ballot, at least 5,197 petitions are needed.

The group wants a county charter amendment eliminating two at-large commission seats that were approved by voters in a November 2006 referendum. The two seats - one of them serving as an elected chairman for a four-year term - are to be filled in the November general election.