Reply #11: OH: Counties Rejecting Signatures For Minimum Wage Ballot Issue [View All]

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Counties rejecting signatures for minimum wage ballot issue
Saturday, August 26, 2006

CLEVELAND (AP) — A second Ohio ballot proposal — this one to raise the minimum wage — might be in jeopardy because large percentage of signatures gathered are being rejected at election boards.

The high number of invalid signatures on minimum wage petitions have been found in some of Ohio’s most populous counties. Elections boards are expected to report the petition numbers to the office of Secretary of State Ken Blackwell by the end of business Monday, said James Lee, spokesman for Blackwell’s office.

A large number of signatures on petitions to expand gambling in Ohio have also been rejected in some counties, leading backers of that issue to worry whether that proposal will qualify for the ballot.

Lee said Friday a large percentage of invalidated petition signatures does not necessarily mean a potential issue is doomed, because organizers of issue petitions generally seek to gather up to twice the number of signatures needed.

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