A Clay County group’s planned referendum to abolish two new at-large County Commission seats has stalled because of a wording error.

The ballot title on petitions circulated by Citizens for Term Limits and Accountability Committee for the commission membership change had more words than the number allowed by state law, said Supervisor of Elections Barbara Kirkman.

Neither Kirkman, her staff or committee members noticed the error, which was not in the initial petition format the elections office approved.

She plans to broach the issue with the County Commission Tuesday.

For more, read the Friday edition of My Clay Sun.