This isn’t a vote, this is a signature gathering drive. Many people signed this petition at a grocery store or street corner who signed on the wrong piece of paper (signatures are separated by region and must be turned in to the correct place), signed with a different address than they are registered at (usually accidentally), signed more than once (vols collecting signatures asked them to sign again to make sure it was counted) and there are a million other things that could go wrong.
45% is a high rejection rate, which points to, usually, poor training of staff and volunteers collecting signatures, but it’s not unheard of. I’ve participated in initiative petition and recall petitions in a number of states and a normal rejection rate is 20-25%.
To be clear: I’m not saying fraud didn’t happen, and I’m not saying valid signatures weren’t rejected. However, this is apples and oranges.
This isn’t a vote, this is a signature gathering drive. Many people signed this petition at a grocery store or street corner who signed on the wrong piece of paper (signatures are separated by region and must be turned in to the correct place), signed with a different address than they are registered at (usually accidentally), signed more than once (vols collecting signatures asked them to sign again to make sure it was counted) and there are a million other things that could go wrong.
45% is a high rejection rate, which points to, usually, poor training of staff and volunteers collecting signatures, but it’s not unheard of. I’ve participated in initiative petition and recall petitions in a number of states and a normal rejection rate is 20-25%.
To be clear: I’m not saying fraud didn’t happen, and I’m not saying valid signatures weren’t rejected. However, this is apples and oranges.
Why is this stickied?