Comments on: Bill to Restrict Who Can Circulate Initiative Petitions is Defeated in Washington State http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/02/21/bill-to-restrict-who-can-circulate-initiative-petitions-is-defeated-in-washington-state/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:28:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=9379 By: Richard http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/02/21/bill-to-restrict-who-can-circulate-initiative-petitions-is-defeated-in-washington-state/comment-page-1/#comment-246800 Richard Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:07:14 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/02/21/bill-to-restrict-who-can-circulate-initiative-petitions-is-defeated-in-washington-state/#comment-246800 There is no law in Oklahoma that makes it a crime for anyone to hire people from outside the state to circulate a petition. There is only an Oklahoma law that makes it illegal for anyone out-of-state to actually circulate that petition. Furthermore, the Oklahoma Secretary of State's office had told Paul that as long as the people he hired lived in Oklahoma for a few months, they could legally circulate a petition. There is no law in Oklahoma that makes it a crime for anyone to hire people from outside the state to circulate a petition. There is only an Oklahoma law that makes it illegal for anyone out-of-state to actually circulate that petition. Furthermore, the Oklahoma Secretary of State’s office had told Paul that as long as the people he hired lived in Oklahoma for a few months, they could legally circulate a petition.

]]> By: Steve Rankin http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/02/21/bill-to-restrict-who-can-circulate-initiative-petitions-is-defeated-in-washington-state/comment-page-1/#comment-246766 Steve Rankin Thu, 21 Feb 2008 22:20:26 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/02/21/bill-to-restrict-who-can-circulate-initiative-petitions-is-defeated-in-washington-state/#comment-246766 The indictment of Paul Jacob is a witch hunt conducted by a politically ambitious attorney general. It's an outrage! Bans on out-of-state circulators are sneaky, underhanded ways of killing the initiative process. Yes on Term Limits v. Savage challenges Oklahoma's ban on non-resident circulators and may well have consequences for other states with similar bans. The indictment of Paul Jacob is a witch hunt conducted by a politically ambitious attorney general. It’s an outrage!

Bans on out-of-state circulators are sneaky, underhanded ways of killing the initiative process.

Yes on Term Limits v. Savage challenges Oklahoma’s ban on non-resident circulators and may well have consequences for other states with similar bans.

]]> By: mark brown http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/02/21/bill-to-restrict-who-can-circulate-initiative-petitions-is-defeated-in-washington-state/comment-page-1/#comment-246735 mark brown Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:38:17 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/2008/02/21/bill-to-restrict-who-can-circulate-initiative-petitions-is-defeated-in-washington-state/#comment-246735 Paul Jacob? I would like to remind everyone he has been indicted for initiative fraud. They would have been better off with out him involved. He has a reputation for cheating circulators and not getting amendments on the ballot. I may disagree with the law he was arreated for but we still have to obey the laws! He claims to be for initiatives but he is really just for himself. If I was an legislator and knew he was involved I would have voted for the law. Thank God they voted it down. Paul Jacob? I would like to remind everyone he has been indicted for initiative fraud. They would have been better off with out him involved. He has a reputation for cheating circulators and not getting amendments on the ballot. I may disagree with the law he was arreated for but we still have to obey the laws! He claims to be for initiatives but he is really just for himself.

If I was an legislator and knew he was involved I would have voted for the law. Thank God they voted it down.

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