Referendum 71 by the numbers (so far)

The verification situation as of Tuesday morning::

137,689 signatures turned in
120,577 must be of registered voters to get the measure on the ballot
17,112 signatures can be invalid and the referendum still qualify

11,502 signatures have been checked
1,415 of those were found to be invalid
126,187 signatures are left to be checked

The effort that led to the current situation

50 days spent collecting signatures
1,200 hours in those days
115 per hour was the rate of collection

$14,760 dollars spent gathering signatures (PDC Website this morning)
10.7 cents is average cost per signature

For a comparison to this situation

315,444 signatures turned in for Initiative 1033 that will be on the ballot
$598,601 dollars spent (PDC Website this morning)
$1.98 is average cost per signature