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Referendum signatures should be released, precisely because it is NOT a vote. It is a pre-vote activity that carries a similar weight as being a monetary donor to a cause and folks who sign petitions should be aware of that. 

Folks who are willing to engage in the legislative process should be prepared to have a thoughtful conversation, pre-vote, about the benefits and consequences of the legal implications of the legislation they are putting forward.

I would be completely comfortable answering to my signature on any petition I have signed.

posted 3 years, 8 months ago
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