Ballot Qualifications & Schedule
Date Initiative language can be submitted: Anytime
Signatures are tied to vote of which office: Governor
Next Gubernatorial election: 2012
Votes cast for governor in last election: 486,730
Net number of signatures required: For a constitutional amendment, 10%
of votes cast for governor in last gubernatorial general election (48,673).
For a statute initiative, 5% of votes cast for governor (24,336)
Distribution Requirement: For amendments 10% in 40 Legislative
Representative Districts and for statutes 5% in 34 Legislative Districts.
Circulation period: 1 year
Do circulators have to be residents: No.
Date when signatures are due for certification: June 18, 2010
Signature verification process: County officials check the names of all
signers to verify they are registered voters. In addition, they randomly
select signatures on each sheet and compare them with the signatures of
the electors as they appear in the registration records of the office. If any
of the randomly selected signatures do not appear to be genuine, all
signatures on that sheet must be compared with the signatures in the
registration records of the office.
Single-subject restriction: Yes
Legislative tampering: The legislature can both repeal and amend
initiatives
Excerpted from the Initiative & Referendum Almanac by M. Dane Waters.