How many petition signatures are required to qualify an Initiative measure and/or Referendum measure for an election?
Based upon a percentage of votes cast for all candidates for Governor in last gubernatorial election (8% for an Initiative Constitutional Amendment, 5% for an Initiative Statute or Referendum), currently the number of signatures required is as follows: Initiative Constitutional Amendment: 694,354 Initiative Statute: 433,971 Referendum: 433,971 Additional information on qualifying an initiative is available from the Secretary of State
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