JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An effort to let voters decide whether to keep or repeal an oil tax cut can move forward, after Lt. Gov. Mead Treadwell approved a referendum application Thursday.

Supporters of the repeal effort now must gather at least 30,169 qualified signatures from across the state by July 13 to get the measure on next year’s ballot, Treadwell said. The Division of Elections plans to have petition booklets ready for organizers within a week, division director Gail Fenumiai said in an email.