Most voter initiatives likely to fail
Great Falls Tribune By JOHN S. ADAMS HELENA — Friday was the deadline for county election officials to submit ballot initiative signatures to Secretary of State Linda McCulloch's office. Counties certify ballot issue petitions by checking the names and signatures of the signers to verify they are registered electors of that county. The Secretary of State's Office verifies that each certified petition meets statutory requirements before tallying the signatures to see which ballot issues qualify for the Nov. 2 ballot. McCulloch said she should know by early next week which, if any, of the state's 11 proposed ballot initiatives will make the cut. As of late Friday afternoon, it appeared the majority of the proposals would not qualify. Read entire article
|
