Update on R71: 9,000 more signatures checked and counting

As of the last update, about 97,000 signatures have been counted for Referendum 71. The totals: 86,000 signatures are good, 11,600 aren’t. R71 backers need 120,577 valid signatures in order to put the vote over domestic partner benefits expansion to the public.

Meanwhile, there’s been some more confusion about counts: The voter registration database that they’re checking signatures against was actually pulled earlier in the summer, for the I-1033 count. And that means some of the signatures that were initially rejected (or temporarily rejected, I should say), have been found in a newer batch of registrations. Read more about that here.

Finally, if you’re interested in some civic debate, check out the comments section of those blog posts. They’ve been busy over at the Secretary of State’s office!

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