"FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - 12,763 signatures submitted; prostitution"
12,763 signatures submitted; prostitution
measure expected to qualify for November ballot
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Around 2:00 p.m. Monday July 7, 2008, after posing outside San Francisco City Hall
with our cartons of petitions for a few photos, backers of the
measure to defund enforcement of prostitution laws in San Francisco
delivered forms bearing 12,673 signatures to the Elections Department.
Given that the required number of valid signatures we needed to turn
in was only 7,168 and we were shooting for 11,000 in order to have a
reasonable margin to cover signatures ruled invalid, we believe we
are in very good shape. Barring some truly unexpected occurrence,
this measure will appear before San Francisco voters on the November
4 ballot.
The Elections Department has up to 30 days to check and verify the
signatures we've submitted, and will inform us when they are ready to
begin this process, which we will have people observing.
Meanwhile, we plan to plunge ahead with the campaign to get this
measure passed. At least a handful of vociferous opponents are
determined to have the city government continue wasting taxpayer
money to the tune of around $11.4 million a year arresting,
prosecuting, and "re-educating" San Franciscans who choose to engage
in consensual sexual activities.
This could be the most important fight for sexual freedom in SF since
Proposition Q, the Libertarian Party's daring 1979 measure to abolish
the vice squad.
espu-ca.org/wp/
12,763 signatures submitted; prostitution
measure expected to qualify for November ballot
------------------------------------------
Around 2:00 p.m. Monday July 7, 2008, after posing outside San Francisco City Hall
with our cartons of petitions for a few photos, backers of the
measure to defund enforcement of prostitution laws in San Francisco
delivered forms bearing 12,673 signatures to the Elections Department.
Given that the required number of valid signatures we needed to turn
in was only 7,168 and we were shooting for 11,000 in order to have a
reasonable margin to cover signatures ruled invalid, we believe we
are in very good shape. Barring some truly unexpected occurrence,
this measure will appear before San Francisco voters on the November
4 ballot.
The Elections Department has up to 30 days to check and verify the
signatures we've submitted, and will inform us when they are ready to
begin this process, which we will have people observing.
Meanwhile, we plan to plunge ahead with the campaign to get this
measure passed. At least a handful of vociferous opponents are
determined to have the city government continue wasting taxpayer
money to the tune of around $11.4 million a year arresting,
prosecuting, and "re-educating" San Franciscans who choose to engage
in consensual sexual activities.
This could be the most important fight for sexual freedom in SF since
Proposition Q, the Libertarian Party's daring 1979 measure to abolish
the vice squad.
espu-ca.org/wp/
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Re: 12,763 signatures submitted; prostitution measure expected to qualify for November ballot in SF
Tue, July 15, 2008 - 9:23 PMHaving worked with Maxine on the actual petition when it was first drafted in the prior attempt and this last attempt, and having helped to get signatures, I am thrilled to see the fruition of all the hard work.
