Gus Hall v. Edwin J. Simcox

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• noting that notwithstanding previous, significantly lower signature requirements, the constitutional “danger zone” does not begin until a state requirement goes above at least 2 percent of the total eligible signers
• noting that notwithstanding previous, significantly lower signature requirements, the constitutional “danger zone” does not begin until a state requirement goes above at least 2 percent of the total eligible signers
• pointing out that pool of registered voters is larger than pool of actual voters
• refusing to adopt a “constitutional ratchet” that would prevent states that have experimented with relatively low signature requirements from increasing them
• refusing to adopt a “constitutional ratchet” that would prevent states that have experimented with relatively low signature requirements from increasing them
• pointing out that pool of registered voters is larger than pool of actual voters

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