The number of signatures needed<\/a> to get a measure on the ballot in California depends on the total number of votes cast for the governor in the previous election, ranging from 5%-8% of the voting population to have a measure considered. Circulators, those who collect signatures, have 180 days to get signatures after the ballot title is provided and must have them verified at least 131 days before the November 2026 midterm elections.<\/p>\n RELATED: Sac State community buzzing: Students react to Prop 50 ballot box sweep<\/a><\/p>\n Lisa Becerril is a circulator for People to People Solutions<\/a>, one of the organizations that have been petitioning since the beginning of the semester. Becerril said she has been working as a circulator for 10 years and comes to Sac State often to table.<\/p>\n People to People Solutions is a management platform that supports political campaigns for candidates and measures. Becerril said that People to People Solutions pays her a daily rate, but some circulators are paid by the signature.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re here for the people, [to give them] a chance to vote on issues that they\u2019re passionate about,\u201d Becerril said.<\/p>\n Among these issues is a proposed loan program<\/a> for middle-income buyers of new homes. Becerril said this program is important to her because of the high cost of living in the state. The Sacramento area\u2019s cost of living is about 29% higher <\/a>than the rest of the country, while 11.3% of residents live below the poverty line.<\/p>\n \u201cThe people that fall above that line still need help,\u201d Becerril said. \u201cThey get missed.\u201d<\/p>\n Any time an interested student walked up to the table, Becerril asked them whether they were registered to vote in Sacramento County. For those not registered here, she had petitions for every county in the state.<\/p>\n Becerril said the response from students has been generally positive at Sac State. She said that they get about 100 students signing 14 petitions per day, averaging 1,400 signatures every day. Becerril said her organization has not been told to move their tables and have been able to interact with the campus community.<\/p>\n As a public university, Sac State\u2019s Time, Place and Manner Policy<\/a> dictates that tables like Becerril\u2019s are allowed in public areas. The university defines public areas as locations where access is allowed, provided that activities are lawful and don\u2019t interfere with university operations.<\/p>\n \u201cWe get a lot [of students], I find that most students are pretty interested. They have integrity. They care,\u201d Becerril said.<\/p>\n Kevin Sayas, a first-year exercise science major, signed several measures at the People to People Solutions table. He said he had seen the tables around campus several times and was most drawn by the act supporting cancer research for children.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019d already signed before,\u201d Sayas said. \u201cIt\u2019s mostly good causes. I have the free time. I might as well.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Californians for Health Care Worker\u2019s Right to Vote<\/a> is another group gathering student signatures on campus that tables for a measure <\/a>that would restrict political spending by healthcare unions. They are sponsored by the California Hospital Association<\/a>, who said in a statement that the committee is dedicated to raising awareness.<\/p>\n CHA said they aim to qualify The Health Care Union Transparency, Accountability & Union Member Right to Vote Act<\/a> for the state ballot next election day.<\/p>\n According to a CHA statement, the act] will require major health care unions to get approval of their members before spending more than $1 million each year on a statewide ballot measure.<\/p>\n Thomas Lang, a fifth-year economics major, had signed several of the petitions and said he was most interested in the one-time billionaire tax. Lang said he was drawn to how welcoming the circulator was.<\/p>\n \u201cI felt a little less harassed,\u201d Lang said. \u201cNormally I don\u2019t sign stuff, but that one was just a little more welcoming.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2-1-600x400.jpg\")
A student signs a petition at Sac State Feb. 12th, 2026. These tables have attracted student attention across campus since the start of the spring semester. (Vivian Gonzalez<\/a>)<\/p>\n