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Committee hears bill to require 1,000 prefiling signatures and ban per‑signature pay
Summary
Lawmakers heard House Bill 22‑59, the Initiative Integrity Act, which would require sponsors to submit 1,000 valid voter signatures before ballot‑title drafting and ban paying circulators per signature; supporters said it limits misleading practices, while secretaries of state and many witnesses warned it could chill participation and raise administrative costs.
The State Government Bridal Relations Committee heard House Bill 22‑59, the Initiative Integrity Act, which would require sponsors to include at least 1,000 registered‑voter signatures with an initial filing and prohibit paying petition circulators on a per‑signature basis.
Chair Charlotte Mena, the bill’s prime sponsor, told the committee the measure is designed to balance access with integrity. “This bill preserves access to the initiative process while strengthening its integrity,” she said, describing the 1,000‑signature threshold as a modest, early demonstration of public support and saying bans on per‑signature pay would reduce incentives for duplicate or misleading collection practices.
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