The paid gatherers simply allowed the signatures to be assembled in a shorter time. To be absolutely clear, there was also a group of volunteer signature gathers that worked in their neighborhoods ...

The signature gatherer who collected potentially forged signatures on a ballot for an anti-fracking measure says homeless men filled out his petition. “It wasn’t me at all,” the gatherer ...

In all, groups spent $45.8 million gathering signatures for the 15 measures that qualified by petition, an average of $4 a signature, campaign finance records show.

Re "At a Dollar Per Signature, Recall Effort Is a Living," July 7: Why are we surprised that there are hordes of professional petition gatherers working in the Gray Davis recall campaign?

Utah Attorney General Derek Brown announced this week that 11 contractors with signature gathering companies are facing “forgery and forgery-related charges.” The allegedly forged signatures ...

Utah Attorney General Derek Brown announced this week that 11 contractors with signature gathering companies are facing ...

SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. -- From placing term limits on politicians to increasing the age requirement to buy firearms signature gatherers are out in force collecting signatures for a number of ballot ...

Supporters of a $15 minimum wage in Seattle have asked King County prosecutors to investigate allegations that signature gatherers for a referendum that would put the measure to a vote in November ...

State officials have asked the Washington State Patrol to look into possible fraud by a signature gatherer for Initiative 1098, which is likely headed to the November ballot. The initiative would ...

Meanwhile, UFCW president Dan Clay penned a letter to Holvey on Aug. 14 alleging a Holvey supporter “physically attacked” a recall signature gatherer on Aug. 10.

The paid gatherers simply allowed the Editor: In various articles in the SMDP, the anti-airport group seems to be upset at the fact that pro-airport supporters paid signature gathers to get ...