What happens at the qualification stage of the initiative process?
What will be an ideal response?
Proponents circulate strictly formatted petitions to gather enough signatures to qualify their measure within a given time frame. Signature requirements are based on a percentage of all votes cast for governor during the last election: 5% for initiatives (more than 365,880 signatures) and 8% (more than 585,407 for a Constitutional amendment; note that these numbers will change after the 2018 election). Because so many signatures are needed, proponents usually hire a signature-gathering firm to help. After a deadline of 180 days, petitions are submitted to county elections officials, who verify whether the collected signatures are valid. If the Secretary of State certifies that the overall count of signatures is valid, the measure qualifies and the Secretary will assign it a number ("Proposition #.")
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