To: NobleFree; algore
If an initiative petition contains signatures from a single congressional district which exceed one-fifth (1/5) of the total number of required signatures, the excess number of signatures from that congressional district shall not be considered by the Secretary of State in determining whether the petition qualifies for placement on the ballot
Ah, algore's post didn't include that follow-on sentence. So scratch the parts of my post about each district needing to be exactly equal. BUT, you are correct that with less than five districts, the wording of the Constitution does not allow for citizen initiatives at all. A very simple (odd) oversight that should not have happened when the law was written.
To: Svartalfiar
yep, that makes more sense.
I live in another state where they have made it less blatantly impossible to have a citizen initiative.
thanks
22 posted on
05/15/2021 8:27:08 PM PDT by
algore
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