California: Bill would reform initiative process
The big business of placing initiatives on the ballot has caught the attention of a state lawmaker who wants to reform the voter-driven process to make it more transparent. Assemblyman Rich Gordon, D-Menlo Park, wants to change the ballot initiative process by requiring paid signature gatherers to identify themselves as such and to provide details to the public on how the initiatives will be funded. Voter-driven initiatives typically require more than 1 million signatures to be placed on the statewide ballot and paid signature gatherers play a big part in reaching that goal.