1998 Petitions Filed For Signature Verification

Last updated 9/16/98

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Signature Requirements:
Constitutional Amendment: 97,681
Statutory Amendment: 73,261
 
Subject
Date Filed Time Filed
Number of Signatures
Submitted
Paid Circulators?
Status
Measure #

Legislative Referral
Amends
Constitution:
Authorizes State To
Guarantee Bonded
Indebtedness Of
Certain Education
Districts		 N/A N/A N/A N/A 54
Legislative Referral
Amends
Constitution:
Permits State To
Guarantee Earnings
On Prepaid Tuition
Trust Fund		 N/A N/A N/A N/A 55
Legislative Referral
Expands Notice
To Landowners
Regarding Changes
To Land Use Laws		 N/A N/A N/A N/A 56
Referendum on
HB 3643
Makes Possession Of Limited Amount Of Marijuana Class C Misdemeanor
10/3/97 
8:31 am
90,103
Yes 
Signatures verified. Qualified to 11/3/98 ballot.
57
Initiative #46
Requires Issuing Copy of Original Birth Certificate to Adoptees 
5/22/98
10:05 am

7/2/98
12:59 pm
94,457
Yes 
Signatures verified. Qualified to 11/3/98 ballot.

80.50% signatures valid.
58
Initiative #18
Amends Constitution: Prohibits Using Public Resources To Collect Money For Political Purposes 
5/22/98
4:04 pm

7/2/98
12:05 pm
133,285
Yes 
Signatures verified. Qualified to 11/3/98 ballot.

74.92% signatures valid.
59
Initiative #47
Requires Vote By Mail in Biennial Primary, General Elections 
6/30/98 
10:47 am 
101,355
No 
Signatures verified. Qualified to 11/3/98 ballot.

92.10% signatures valid.
60
Initiative #53
Changes Minimum Sentences For Listed Crimes, Including Certain Repeat Offenses
7/1/98 
10:31 am 

7/2/98
4:01 pm
92,577
Yes 
Signatures verified. Qualified to 11/3/98 ballot.

78.94% signatures valid.
61
Initiative #74
Amends Constitution:
Requires Campaign
Finance Disclosures; Regulates Signature Gathering; Guarantees Contribution Methods
7/1/98
1:06pm
137,917
Yes
Signatures
verified.
Qualified to
11/3/98 ballot.

87.00% signatures valid.
62
Initiative #71
Amends Constitution: Measures Proposing Supermajority Voting Requirements Require Same Supermajority For Passage
7/1/98
1:12pm
132,475
Yes
Signatures
verified.
Qualified to
11/3/98 ballot.

85.50% signatures valid.
63
Initiative #20
Prohibits Many Present Timber Harvest Practices, Imposes More Restrictive Regulations
7/1/98
1:58pm
99,244
Yes
Signatures verified. Qualified to 11/3/98 ballot.

85.80% signatures valid.
64
Initiative #61
Amends Constitution: Creates Process For Requiring Legislature To Review Administrative Rules
7/1/98
4:38pm

7/2/98
3:40pm
134,256
Yes
Signatures verified. Qualified to 11/3/98 ballot.

81.00% signatures valid.
65
Initiative #81
Amends Constitution: Dedicates Some Lottery Funding to Parks, Beaches; Habitat, Watershed Protection
7/2/98
8:51am
144,922
Yes
Signatures verified. Qualified to 11/3/98 ballot.

83.30% signatures valid.
66
Initiative #80
Allows Medical Use Of Marijuana Within Limits; Establishes Permit System
7/2/98
1:58 pm

7/2/98
4:20 pm

7/2/98
4:50 pm
97,648
Yes
Signatures verified. Qualified to 11/3/98 ballot.

77.30% signatures valid.
67
Initiative #8
Amends Constitution:
Bans Second, Third
Trimester Abortions
With One Exception;
Permits Lawsuits
7/2/98
4:43 pm
99,799
No
Verification complete. 
Did not gain ballot access.

87.60% signatures valid.
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