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Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Homo Anti-Gay Activists Collected 60,531 Signatures

Posted by Amy J. Ruiz on Wed, Oct 3 at 11:22 AM

I heard the rumor last night, but just got confirmation from the secretary of state’s office—the anti-gay campaign officially collected 60,531 signatures to send HB 2007 (the domestic partnership law) to the ballot. That doesn’t mean they’ve made the ballot, though. “Now they go to the counties for statistical sampling,” explains the secretary of state’s Mary Conley.

A record shattering 91.2 percent of those signatures would have to be valid in order for the issue to go to next fall’s ballot.

The other petition—which would send the non-discrimination law to the ballot—doesn’t have an official tally quite yet.

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I guess God must have eaten the other 2,500 signatures they claimed to have gotten.

Posted by b!X | October 3, 2007 11:37 AM

They may have turned in 63,000, but after the petitions were sorted—a process that culls entire sheets if dates, numbering, or circulators' signatures are off—they've got just over 60K.

Posted by Amy J. Ruiz | October 3, 2007 11:54 AM

AMY: Congrats, and thanks. Your reporting on this very important issue is by far the best, and the quickest, of any Portland media outlet.

Posted by Carlo | October 3, 2007 12:02 PM

What is the figure they generally use to thumbnail whether a ballot will make it? How far below the 91% mark is it, in other words?

Posted by Jeff | October 3, 2007 12:29 PM

Hey Jeff, not sure what your question is, but they need 55,179 valid signatures. They've turned in 60,531, so 91 percent of those need to be valid in order for them to succeed.

The SOS office will be using a statistical sampling in order to determine the validity rate. The average validity rate is usually in the 70 percent range, so it's not looking good for those folks.

Posted by Scott Moore | October 3, 2007 1:13 PM

I've got my fingers crossed they don't have enough valid signatures. My partner & I are planning our reception next year & I'd love it if we could make a stop by the courthouse on the way. Why can't they just leave it alone?

Posted by Shawn | October 3, 2007 1:39 PM

I'm guessing these people seriously miss Vladimir Golovan....

The O reported that he was a major signature gatherer in the Measure 36 Constitutional Amendment. Wouldn't you love to be able to go back and do a closer check on his petitions from back then.

Posted by Larry McDonald | October 3, 2007 4:50 PM

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