Guide To Designating Petitions (Page 4 of 4) in pdf

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The Law requires that the only thing the voter must fill out on the petition sheet is his or

her signature. The petition carrier can fill in all the remaining information, including the

date and the addresses. We suggest that the voter’s signature is the only information

that should be filled out by the voter on the petition. Before the voter signs, you

should print clearly and legibly on the petition, in the voters presence, the date, the

voter’s address and print the voter’s name in the appropriate spaces. However, it is

not wrong or incorrect for the voter to fill in all the information him or herself. If the

voter desires to do so, let the voter fill in the information. Just be sure the date, the

address, and the printed name are correct and legible and that the voter signs on the

correct line.

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Do not erase, cross out, or white out errors. If in error or in doubt, cross out the entire

line and go to the next line below the line and have them sign properly. Do not try to

correct mistakes after you have left the voter.

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Do not abbreviate names or addresses. Never use ditto marks. Write out the name of

the month for the date.

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Petition Carriers cannot sign a petition sheet that they are carrying, because you

cannot witness the collection of your own signature. You may sign a different page of

the petition if it is gathered and witnessed by a different person.

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Make sure the petition signer has the opportunity to read the entire petition. Let the

signer take as much time as they wish to read all the language on the petition.

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