Petition Signatures

The first step towards being on the ballot

I need your help collecting signatures to put me (Sanford) on the ballot in the Democratic primary.

There are two ways to do this:

  • Take a petition and keep it and ask 10 people to sign it.

  • Come to a weekend event when we’ll go canvassing door-to-door.

If you take a petition:

  • Your word supporting me is what will convince other people to sign – so I recommend getting signatures from people who know and trust you.

  • You must witness the signatures personally. There are 10 spaces per sheet.

  • Their signatures only support putting me on the ballot; it’s not a commitment to vote for me.

  • This process will start after August 5 and go through October. You can have the paper for several days.

  • At the end of the time, you’ll sign in front of a notary that you witnessed all of the signatures.

If you go canvassing:

  • Using a voter database, we’ll target supportive Democrats in a single area, then knock on their doors.

  • You will be provided with a list of houses in one area to visit and ask them to sign the petition for me (Sanford) and other Democrats.

  • You will likely be doing this with other people. (Unless you prefer not to.)

  • This would be on weekends generally. 

  • You can volunteer once or do it multiple times. 

  • The timeline starts on August 5, and we hope to be done by the end of September.

  • There will be training! There are training sessions on July 26 and July 27 (Sat & Sun) in the afternoons at the Champaign Public Library. 

  • Canvassing is more fun than it sounds! It’s inspirational to talk to Democrats about how we can make a difference right here at home, by supporting local candidates.