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SunOutrageous6098 t1_j9ga3m6 wrote

Reply to comment by j428h in What are the rules on signing multiple nominating petitions? by Guerlaingal

Correct! You can sign as many petitions as you would vote for on the ballot. For example, School Board can be a vote for 4. You could sign 4 school board candidate petitions.

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IamSauerKraut t1_j9ii0ug wrote

But! If you are a democrat, for most races you can only sign the petitions of democrats. Same with republicans. Only exception may be mag/dist judge.

Also, for school board races, a republican can sign only the petition circulated by a republican. Same for democrats. Example: if you are a republican and the petition is being circulated by a democrat, you can not sign that petition. (Well,, you can put your signature on that petition but it can be challenged in court.)

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SunOutrageous6098 t1_j9kqr3m wrote

Correct. The signers must be registered in the same party as presented on the petition- some candidates can cross file (like School Director) so they could be circulating a D petition and an R petition. Signers must also live in the district that the office represents. Using School Director as example, a person who lives outside the school district cannot sign.

I guess a better way to say it would be that you can sign a petition for a candidate you would be eligible to vote for in the Primary and as many candidates that you would be able to vote for in the Primary.

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IamSauerKraut t1_j9lpl2u wrote

>some candidates can cross file (like School Director) so they could be circulating a D petition and an R petition.

Clarification: No school board candidate is allowed to carry a petition for both parties. If that candidate is republican, they can only circulate for republican signatures. They will need to reach out to a democrat to circulate for democratic signatures. And vice-versa.

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