[statecom-discuss] Legibility key in gathering sigs

[John Walsh]

If every one of our 120 signature gatherers gets 75 signatures, we
will easily make it, with what we already have.
Let's go.  That can easily be done in two afternoons.  So just one
weekend of work on the part of all of us will do the trick.
john
p.s. I always print the names of those that I cannot read.  It takes
30 seconds more and no one has ever refused to give and spell her
name.

On 7/25/06, Wanda Boeke <boeke at mail.berkshire.net> wrote:
> To all you dedicated signature gatherers,
>
> I echo all of what Jim H pointed out regarding his experiences out on the
> street meeting everyday people.
>
> My favorite after you ask, 'Would you like to help get these candidates on
> the ballot?' is: 'No thank you, I'd like them to do it themselves.'
>
> I've gotten that answer twice, I kid you not.
>
> What Jim said about legibility is KEY. Let the signer know their name (+
> address) has to be read by some poor registrar so as to identify them as a
> voter. I sometimes joke and tell them it's also to make sure that folks
> like myself aren't faking the 'signature' that the word signature is used.
>
> Out in the Berkshires, we've taken the time to review all the signatures
> just to make sure street numbers are in the addresses or to print a name
> behind a signature (internet work).
>
> In any case, legibility raises the return on certified signatures at least
> 10% - so it's worth stressing that and making sure the signer's time and
> your time haven't been wasted.
>
> Please get out there any moment you have - the clock's ticking and I'd hate
> to see the candidates' and our hard work toward the 10K (really 12K or 13K)
> signatures go down the tubes. The worst would be to be just a few hundred
> short of getting Grace & Wendy on the ballot.
>
> Best,
>
> Wanda (former statewide signature coordinator)
>
>
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