Save Our Kids Announces Signature Count
SB 777 Referendum Gathers Incredible Number of Signatures;
Announces New Phase of Campaign
SaveOur Kids is excited to announce that the campaign was able to obtainmore than 350,000 signatures for the SB 777 referendum before today'sconstitutional deadline. "Fora completely volunteer-driven campaign to obtain this number ofsignatures is unheard of," explained Karen England, director of theSave Our Kids campaign and executive director of Capitol ResourceFamily Impact. "We had to overcome incredible difficulties during oursignature gathering, including the holidays, and the results areastonishing." Inorder to qualify the SB 777 referendum for the 2008 ballots, thecampaign needed 434,000 valid voter signatures. "While we didn't reachthe threshold of required signatures, we have surprised politicalobservers with the amazing amount of signatures we gathered in just 70days," stated England. "It is unheard of for a volunteer-only effort tofind this kind of support, especially in a state as large asCalifornia." Because of the enormous amount of support for overturning SB 777, Save Our Kids has filed an initiative with the attorney general's office to overturn the new law. "Thisinitiative will give us double the amount of time to gather signatures,while accomplishing the same goal of eliminating the extreme policiesof SB 777," continued England. "Many California citizens are just nowfinding out about SB 777 and are outraged. By filing an initiative, wewill give even more citizens the opportunity to voice their anger overthe passage of this radical bill." The Save Our Kids web site will continue to serve as the online headquarters for overturning SB 777.