Petition drive deadlines, 2009

State	Signature filing deadline	Signatures for amendment	Signatures for statute
Maine	January 22	NA	55,087
Ohio	July 3	402,275	120,683
Washington	July 3	NA	241,153

	v • d • e Signature requirements
Signature requirements	Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Colorado • Florida • Idaho • Illinois • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana • Nebraska • Nevada • New Mexico • North Dakota • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • South Dakota • Utah • Washington • Washington, D.C. • Wyoming
Petition companies	American Petition Consultants • Arno Political Consultants • Bader & Associates • Canvasser Services • Capitol Assets • Democracy Direct • Democracy Resources • Discovery Petition Management • Fieldworks • JSM, Inc. • Kimball Petition Management • Lamm Consulting • Masterson & Wright • National Ballot Access • National Petition Management • National Solutions • National Voter Outreach • Progressive Campaigns, Inc.
Terms	Approved for circulation • Circulation period • Circulator • Circulator affidavit • Forged signature • Fraudulent signature • Invalid signature • Paid circulator • Petition • Random sampling • Registered voter • Signature certification • Signer • Signer intent • Valid signature • Volunteer circulator Signature transcription
Petition drive deadlines	2008 deadlines • 2009 deadlines • 2010 deadlines
Signature law	States where signature requirements are based on votes cast for governor

v • d • e 2009 ballot measures

States	California • Maine • New Jersey • New York • Ohio • Texas • Washington

Other	Election results • Polls, 2009 ballot measures • Petition drive deadlines, 2009 • 2009 ballot measure litigation • 2009 ballot measure calendar • 2009 ballot measure endorsements