Protests as Atlanta council adopts new rules for referendum on Cop City

Vote comes amid protests against the methodology the council adopted for signature matching on referendum petitions

The Atlanta city council adopted new rules on Monday that would allow the referendum process for the public to vote on the Cop City" project to move forward. The vote came amid protests against the methodology the council adopted for signature matching on referendum petitions, which critics say gives the city a way to block a public vote on the controversial project.

Three people calling for the signature matching element of the ordinance to be removed were escorted from the council chambers ahead of the 10-5 vote adopting the ordinance.