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j428h t1_j9g39w9 wrote

You can sign if there are multiple seats on the ballot. Example, if there are 3 school board seats, you can sign for 3 school board candidates. If there’s only one, you can only sign one petition.

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SunOutrageous6098 t1_j9ga3m6 wrote

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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