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Bill would require paid petition gatherers to disclose status, residence on badges and verbally
Summary
House Bill 201 would require paid petition circulators to disclose that they are paid and state their legal residence verbally and on a badge; supporters called it a transparency measure, opponents said it endangers gatherers and amounts to forced speech.
Representative Braxton Mitchell opened the hearing on House Bill 201 by saying the bill “would mandate that any paid signature gatherer, disclose their status as a compensated worker and state their legal residence.” The measure would require paid gatherers to verbally tell potential signers they are compensated and wear a badge that indicates they are paid gatherers and list the state where they legally reside.
Nut graf: Backers framed the bill as a straightforward transparency measure meant to improve voter…
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