Petition drive deadlines, 2010

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State	Filing deadline for 2010 ballot	Signatures for amendment	Signatures for statute
Alaska	Tied to legislative session	NA	32,734
Arizona	July 1, 2010	230,046	153,364
Arkansas	July 2, 2010	77,468	61,974
California	February-April, depending	711,925	444,953
Colorado	August 2, 2010	76,046	76,046
Florida	February 1, 2010	676,811	NA
Idaho	April 30, 2010	NA	51,712
Illinois	May 3, 2010	278,934	NA
Maine	January, 2010	NA	55,087
Massachusetts	Multiple deadlines	67,315[1]	67,315[1]
Michigan	May 26, 2010, July 5, 2010	382,129	305,703
Mississippi	October 5, 2009	89,294	NA
Missouri	May 2, 2010	154,000-230,022[2]	105,000-143,888[2]
Montana	June 18, 2010	48,673	24,337
Nebraska	July 2, 2010	Approx. 117,000[3]	Approx. 80,992[3]
Nevada	May 17, 2010	97,002	97,002
North Dakota	August 2, 2010	25,659	12,829
Ohio	December 23, 2009, June 30, 2010	402,275	120,683 + 120,683
Oklahoma	90 days after circulation starts, or September 2010	219,400	117,013
Oregon	July 2, 2010	110,358	82,769
South Dakota	November 2, 2009, April 6, 2010	33,553	16,776
Utah	April 15, 2010	NA	94,652
Washington	July 2, 2010	NA	241,153
Wyoming	February 8, 2010	NA	38,406

See also

• State ballot measure websites
• Initiative frequency of constitutional amendments related to time for signature collection

External links

Alaska requirements (CICF)/SOS Arizona requirements (CICF)/SOS Arkansas requirements (CICF)/SOS California requirements (CICF) Colorado requirements (CICF)/SOS Florida requirements (CICF)/SOS Idaho requirements (CICF)/SOS Illinois requirements (CICF)/SOS

Maine requirements (CICF)/SOS Massachusetts requirements (CICF) Michigan requirements (CICF)/SOS Mississippi requirements (CICF) Missouri requirements (CICF)/SOS Montana requirements (CICF)/SOS Nebraska requirements (CICF)/SOS Nevada requirements (CICF)/SOS

North Dakota requirements (CICF)/SOS Ohio requirements (CICF)/SOS Oklahoma requirements (CICF)/SOS Oregon requirements (CICF) South Dakota requirements (CICF)/SOS Utah requirements (CICF)/SOS Washington requirements (CICF)/SOS Wyoming requirements (CICF)/SOS

References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Additional signatures are required at a later date if the first deadline and signature verification process succeeds
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} In Missouri, the number of signatures is based on which 6 of the state's 9 congressional districts are chosen for qualification purposes
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} In Nebraska, the number of signatures is unknowable until the filing deadline because the number of required signatures is based on how many names are on the state's voter registration list as of the filing deadline

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Petition drive deadlines	2008 deadlines • 2009 deadlines • 2010 deadlines
Signature law	States where signature requirements are based on votes cast for governor