“Hey, buddy, can you sign this petition?”
If you’ve been to a Costco, a Wal-Mart or some other large store in recent weeks, you may have been asked that question. With so many initiatives filed this year (a record 79), and a number of initiative campaigns planning to turn in signatures by the July 2 deadline, people are seeing lots of signature gatherers in front of stores and other locations encouraging folks to sign their petitions sheets. As has been the case in previous years, we’re hearing…