by Nancy Staszak PC Lisle 21
Some folks are understandably intimidated by the prospect of collecting petition signatures. My approach is to call ahead to retired Democratic couples in my precinct. We make an “appointment” and I drive over with a whole stack of petitions. Their hands get tired signing so many petitions, so we are calling it “petition hand” —sort of like “tennis elbow.” We do the signing in different environments—with hat and coat outside on a porch, or double-masked up and in their homes—however they are most comfortable.
I’m usually a procrastinator, but I started making a list of my “for sure Democrats” first. Once I got the petitions organized and on a clipboard, I started out, and it became a lot of fun.
