Comments on: Arizona Bill Advances, Would Outlaw Paying Circulators Per Signature http://www.ballot-access.org/2009/03/08/arizona-bill-advances-would-outlaw-paying-circulators-per-signature/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:13:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=5432 By: Joseph O http://www.ballot-access.org/2009/03/08/arizona-bill-advances-would-outlaw-paying-circulators-per-signature/comment-page-1/#comment-676829 Joseph O Wed, 11 Mar 2009 02:21:23 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=5527#comment-676829 They recently passed a similar measure in the VA House unanimously, but thanks to a democratic senator, the language got struck in committee. It was instructive to try to find the motivation for the language which was sandwiched in between two reasonable provisions. The patron of the bill was not forthcoming in his motivation, so we suspect they will try it again next year. I suspect that none of the House members actually read the bill because it would have affected their own party efforts to collect sigs. They recently passed a similar measure in the VA House unanimously, but thanks to a democratic senator, the language got struck in committee.

It was instructive to try to find the motivation for the language which was sandwiched in between two reasonable provisions. The patron of the bill was not forthcoming in his motivation, so we suspect they will try it again next year. I suspect that none of the House members actually read the bill because it would have affected their own party efforts to collect sigs.

]]> By: Richard Winger http://www.ballot-access.org/2009/03/08/arizona-bill-advances-would-outlaw-paying-circulators-per-signature/comment-page-1/#comment-675503 Richard Winger Mon, 09 Mar 2009 09:29:52 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=5527#comment-675503 Laws like this injure the ability of petition backers to know whether they can afford a successful petition drive. When it is legal to pay circulators per signature, backers can know how much it will cost. But when paying per signature is illegal, it is anybody's guess as to how much it will cost. One hates to launch a petition drive without knowing if one has enough money to finish it. Laws like this injure the ability of petition backers to know whether they can afford a successful petition drive. When it is legal to pay circulators per signature, backers can know how much it will cost. But when paying per signature is illegal, it is anybody’s guess as to how much it will cost. One hates to launch a petition drive without knowing if one has enough money to finish it.

]]> By: Martin K. http://www.ballot-access.org/2009/03/08/arizona-bill-advances-would-outlaw-paying-circulators-per-signature/comment-page-1/#comment-675415 Martin K. Mon, 09 Mar 2009 04:33:20 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=5527#comment-675415 If they don't forbid the practice of paying circulators altogether then I don't see what difference this makes. If taxpayers aren't paying these circulators then it shouldn't matter how they get paid. If they don’t forbid the practice of paying circulators altogether then I don’t see what difference this makes. If taxpayers aren’t paying these circulators then it shouldn’t matter how they get paid.

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