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SCantiGOP

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2. depends on what it is

Reply to rurallib (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 28, 2015, 09:19 AM

Jul 2015

If the petition is to get a candidate on the ballot or to get an initiative on, then every state I know of requires that the signers be registered voters, and they check the names against the voter rolls before they certify the petition.

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Can an individual sign a petition, and fill out a voters registration card on the same day? [View all] Deadbeat Republicans Jul 2015 OP

anybody can sign a petition - you don't need to be a voter rurallib Jul 2015 #1

depends on what it is SCantiGOP Jul 2015 #2

you're right - I posted in haste rurallib Jul 2015 #3

Depends on your state. antiquie Jul 2015 #4

it's an initiative for Missouri Deadbeat Republicans Jul 2015 #5

call your voter registration office SCantiGOP Jul 2015 #6