ballot
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They will need to collect about 400,000 signatures to get the measure on the ballot.
Reagan’s political opponents in California and Washington consistently underestimated him, assuming the former actor could be easily beaten at the ballot box, Cannon said.
From Los Angeles Times
Unions collected enough signatures to place a referendum on next November’s ballot.
As a result, an unprecedented number of people spoiled their ballots—close to 13% of the total—rather than cast their lot with either of the approved and all-too-similar candidates.
State newspaper editorials and former Rep. Ciro Rodriguez, the Democratic incumbent at the time, argued that the found ballots were suspicious and likely fraudulent.
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