Here is the article of which I speak from KSL-TV.
It was pretty much a big nothingburger (and I am not intending to throw shade on the author), until I read the following sentence:
“It [a report] also suggests the Legislature should consider making public the lists of people who sign candidate petitions.”
As many of you know, I have been involved in petitioning since 1988, which in most quarters qualifies as a long time. I think if people were to know that they would go on a public list if they signed any sort of petition, it would very likely hurt the signature acceptance percentage rate for petitioners. I think this is a potentially devastating idea for any sort of petitioning.
Letting candidates get on the ballot with optional fees would save everyone the risk of signing petitions whose signatories might become publicly known.
Supporters showing up in person on election night = qualifying.
And, come to think of it, maybe signature signers aren’t publicly revealed now, but who can say that the names and addresses don’t show up on lists that are sold to telemarketers?
Signing petitions should be public, like voting.
secret petition signers
same as secret votes
ALSO – 1 VOTER NOM/ISSUE PETITIONS