Initiative 517, on the ballot this fall, would

• broadly expand the places in which a campaign may gather signatures, including on private property without owners’ consent;
• elevate interference of signature gathering above other types of harassment, putting signature gatherers and signers above everyone else;
• require every initiative with sufficient signatures to go to the ballot, regardless of whether the subject matter is within the initiative power; and
• extend the time to gather signatures by six months.

As we write in a new policy brief, these changes “would make life easier for signature gatherers, but much harder for property owners, employees, and the general public.” Read more here.