Social distancing measures are making it impossible for organizers to gather signatures they need to put key reforms on state ballots
March was supposed to be a big month for James Hayes.
He and other organizers with Ohioans for Raising the Wage have been campaigning to gradually raise the state’s minimum wage – currently $8.70 an hour – to $13. The organizers planned to be stationed at the polls throughout the state during the primary election to get voters , already in a civic mindset, to sign petitions to help them get the measure on the ballot. They need to gather 442,958 signatures by 1 July to make that happen.
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Source: US Politics - theguardian.com
