"local content creator JJ Smith posted a video online appearing to show paid signature collectors offering $5 to people on Sixth Street to sign multiple petitions using other people's voter registration information from cities outside the Bay Area. Seems kind of suspicious to me, Smith wrote in the caption accompanying the video."
"Smith told KCRA the signature collectors neglected to give explanations about the petitions, and they didn't ask for identification from the hundreds of signers who passed through. He told KCRA many appeared to be down on their luck. He said he watched the group for hours Monday and saw them four days earlier as well."
"The video shows dozens of people lining up to sign petitions tied to three campaigns. Two are backed by billionaire-funded groups Building a Better California and Californians for a More Transparent and Effective Government, which are pushing anti-tax measures aimed at blocking a proposed billionaire's tax."
A San Francisco content creator documented signature collectors on Sixth Street paying people $5 to sign multiple petitions using names and voter registration information from individuals outside the Bay Area. The California Secretary of State's office launched an investigation into potential ballot initiative petition fraud. The collectors failed to provide petition explanations or request identification from signers. Three campaigns are involved: two billionaire-backed anti-tax measures opposing a proposed billionaire's tax, and one supporting the Retirement and Personal Savings Protection Act of 2026. The campaigns blame an outside firm for the irregularities.
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