Without solicitating major donations, and hiring paid, professional signature gatherers, I doubt it'll make the ballot. I hope I'm wrong.

At a guess, I'd say it'd take about 80-100k to push it to the ballot -- to absolutly ensure there are enough signatures.

And on the downside, with this July 2nd deadline, they are missing every major festival in the area (hempfest, Folklife, Bumpbershoot, Seafair, 4th of july fireworks, Cirqe, et cetera). Having the ability to gather signatures at the festivals that take place July through Sept would have been a huge bonus.
jackmillions Reviewed by jackmillions on . I-1068: The numbers just don't add up I'm sorry but, 250 THOUSAND signatures, by July 2nd?! If you look at the number of businesses where you can sign I-1068, I'm guessing it may be around 100 businesses. They need about 1,000 signatures to help the initiative in any substantial way (100x1000=100,000), you're less that half way there. Do you really think 1,000 people coming through the doors of places like 'Queen Bean Espresso' or 'Frankieā??s Sportsbar' are going feel compelled to sign? You have to think about where the Rating: 5