Whether the GAB approves or disapproves of a third party looking over their shoulder, anything that keeps the unions from manufacturing wins, behind closed doors, under the table, in the dark and out of sight, should be encouraged.
And if it turns out the final numbers don't match up...send in the lawyers.
That’s what I think and why I’ve spent hours entering names. I’ve got to get back at it this AM. Our criteria for challenging a signature is so narrow, however, that I don’t hold out much hope for this process. We are not allowed to disallow pages that are obviously entered in the same hand with only the signatures illegible. I’ve never seen so many illegible signatures in my life. I’ve worked with groups of people who sign petitions, sign up sheets, lists, etc. all my life, and I’ve never seen such bad writing.
The petitioner prints his name and then signs his name. I’d say that at least 85% of the signatures are unreadable — simply a scribble. I think that is a very high percentage, and I think that it is on purpose. It looks really odd, especially when the est of the page looks like it was filled out by the same person, or the same 2 people.