{"id":798364,"date":"2019-08-08T13:31:11","date_gmt":"2019-08-08T19:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/?p=369651"},"modified":"2019-08-08T13:31:11","modified_gmt":"2019-08-08T19:31:11","slug":"letter-to-the-editor-coloradans-vote-petition-signature-gatherers-were-above-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/letter-to-the-editor-coloradans-vote-petition-signature-gatherers-were-above-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter to the editor: Coloradans Vote petition signature gatherers were above board"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I would like to respond to Linda Sorauf\u2019s letter to the editor (\u201c<a href=\"mailto:https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/opinion\/letter-to-the-editor-paid-signature-gatherers-and-narrow-partisan-funding-is-not-a-citizen-led-movement\/\">Paid signature gatherers and narrow partisan funding is not a citizen-led movement<\/a>\u201d published Aug. 6 in the Summit Daily News) disputing the grassroots nature of the Coloradans Vote petition.<\/p>\n<p>As a volunteer circulator of the petition, I would like to share my experience. Each petition was accompanied by several information sheets regarding the do\u2019s and don\u2019ts, a copy of the original legislation the referendum would like to address (Senate Bill 19-042 The National Popular Vote), a letter outlining the intention of the petition, volunteer circulator name badges and instructions regarding witnessing signatures. A page on the Colorado Secretary of State\u2019s website has the same information about referendum petitions protocol as each petition packet.<\/p>\n<p>If Sorauf encountered a paid circulator, they should have been identified by a name badge stating such. It is not illegal to hire paid circulators, but my experience was as a volunteer. If someone signed not understanding the purpose of the petition, they will have a chance to rectify their mistake in the 2020 election.<\/p>\n<p>In all, Coloradans Vote did a great job educating circulators to collect signatures in a legal manner for submission to the Secretary of State for certification. This is not a partisan issue: It\u2019s a state\u2019s rights issue. There is nothing extremist about it. All the petition promotes is a chance for all Coloradans to have an opportunity to decide in 2020 how we want our electoral votes to be counted. Personally, I believe the Electoral College method of electing the president guarantees the whole country has a voice, not just the big states.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/opinion\/letter-to-the-editor-coloradans-vote-petition-signature-gatherers-were-above-board\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Summit Daily<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I would like to respond to Linda Sorauf\u2019s letter to the editor (\u201cPaid signature gatherers and narrow partisan funding is not a citizen-led movement\u201d published Aug. 6 in the Summit Daily News) disputing the grassroots nature of the Coloradans Vote petition. As a volunteer circulator of the petition, I would like to share my experience. 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