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Political signature-collecting is mostly a pay-for-play game
Sacramento Bee ^
| July 6, 2002
| Jim Miller
Posted on 07/06/2002 1:32:43 PM PDT by John Jorsett
Edited on 04/12/2004 5:40:18 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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Andrea Rosas' visit to the store last week ended on a civic note. On the way to her car, the 30-year-old Stockton resident stopped to register to vote and signed petitions to put a trio of local initiatives on the ballot.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: calgov2002; knife
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Ping just because it's from a California paper. I'm glad the courts have ruled that the practice can't be banned. The initiative is about the only defense Californians have left, what with the legislature running amok.
To: John Jorsett; *calgov2002; Carry_Okie; SierraWasp; Gophack; eureka!; ElkGroveDan; ...
Thanks for the ping!
Hmmmm!
calgov2002:
To: John Jorsett
The usual cost is a Buck to a Buck and a Half per certified signature. I have seen a lot of petitions and the collectors are sloppy, poorly trained, ignorant, etc. Get volunteers as a first choise, train them well.
To: John Jorsett
Wow am I naive. I thought all those people were volunteers.
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07/07/2002 10:28:39 AM PDT
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senorita
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