(The Center Square) – Continued incidents of harassment and worse against signature gatherers for the conservative political action committee Let’s Go Washington have prompted draft legislation from a state senator creating stiff new penalties for interfering with signature gathering.
Let’s Go Washington has reported at least 32 incidents involving intimidation, threats, destruction of property and physical assaults connected to efforts to gather signatures for their initiatives regarding parental rights and transgender athletes. LGW started gathering signatures on Sept. 22.
Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview, is drafting legislationthat would create “no-protest zones” near signature gatherers and make repeated interference with signature gathering a felony…