Voters across party lines say people paid to gather signatures should be required to sign a statement that they've given accurate information and that the names of the top three funders be made public in ballot summaries.
A bill to reform state referendum law could become one of the most high-profile political fights between business and labor in California this year.Assembly Bill 421.Led by Orr and the Service Employees International Union, advocates for the bill allege companies have been lying to voters about the intent of signature gathering campaigns as part of a political tactic to stall, and occasionally reverse, progressive laws passed by Democrats who control the state Legislature.
To get a measure on the ballot that would reverse a law, backers of a referendum must obtain valid signatures fromPolitical campaigns often hire firms that pay people per signature to circulate petitions outside grocery stores and retail chains and on college campuses. The poll found that 50% of voters supported changing state law to require that unpaid volunteers participate in signature collection, compared to 15% opposed and 35% who had no opinion.California voters in 2024 will decide whether to keep a law to require buffer zones around new oil wells as corporations use referendums to challenge progressive policies.
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