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A citizens` call for a November referendum proposal on village management should be invalidated because it did not meet a state deadline, a challenger charged this week.

Lawrence Traynoff entered a challenge saying citizens who favor electing their Village Board from districts instead of at-large submitted referendum petitions this summer. The deadline to file for such offices was last winter, the challenge alleges.

The local electoral board is expected to hear the challenge and defense of the referendum proposal on Friday.