SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — An ordinance that adds sexual orientation and gender identity to Springfield's nondiscrimination ordinance will go before voters in April.
The Springfield City Council voted Monday to table one proposal that would have repealed the ordinance and another that would have placed it on the ballot. Under the city charter, tabling the proposal for 30 days automatically places it on the April municipal election ballot.
The council voted in October to add the protections in housing, employment and public accommodations. That vote prompted a referendum effort to repeal the ordinance. The protections will not be enforced pending the outcome of the election.