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Use this spreadsheet to help you plan when you should start your signature collection
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See document "Petitioning Timeline and Number of Signatures Needed" for more discussion about optimizing your start date for collecting signatures.
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Contact George Penn (608-244-6436) or Jim Crist (608-274-6201) if any of this is not clear.
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Petitioning Start DateSunday, May 10, 2020<-- Enter Date (e.g. M/D/YY)
Play with this date to ensure that the 60 days for collecting signatures does not end on a Saturday or Sunday.
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Petitioning End DateWednesday, July 8, 2020(60 days)
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End of Clerk ReviewThursday, July 23, 2020(15 days)
On this date the clerk either certifies the signatures or identifies problem signatures that the petitioners can clear up within 10 days
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End of Correction PeriodSunday, August 2, 2020(10 days)
If enough signatures, clerk should certify the petition on this day and send soon to the council/board members
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Deadline for Council/BoardTuesday, September 1, 2020(30 days)
The council/board must decide to put it on the ballot or pass the resolution diectly by 30 days after the date of the certification.
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Deadline for Ballot PreparationTuesday, November 10, 2020(70 days) <-- nice if this date is before the next election
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