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Price rises to secure names for ballot petitions
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Edited | Thomas Walker Jun 04, 2008 12:21pm |
| Category | General |
| News Date | Jun 04, 2008 12:20pm |
| Description | As political candidates race to file their nomination petitions before today's deadline, companies that gather signatures from registered voters are cashing in.
Businesses that hustle signatures for political candidates to qualify for the September primaries are charging as much as $6 for every name they obtain, according to industry insiders.
That's a steep increase over the typical rate of $1 to $2 candidates would normally pay. While prices go up as the deadline approaches, both candidates and political consulting firms said this year has been exceptionally tough - particularly on the individual candidates.
"It's a lot rougher out there this year because there were so many ballot initiatives," said Chad Willems, who runs a political consulting firm. Currently, about 10 statewide propositions are circulating. They range from efforts to reform health care to a major transportation financing plan.
Willems said those gathering signatures are less inclined at this point to work for candidates because they don't make as much money. If they take on a candidate as a client, they're confined to a much smaller legislative or county district. But if they can take on several statewide initiatives, they can go anywhere in Arizona, gathering signatures for several initiatives at the same time. |
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