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County Commons · a shared petition

Require every county, city and school district in each state to post its payments online

The same ask, open in 51 counties in 13 states — 0 signatures in all. Each county's petition goes to that county's own officials and counts toward its own goal. Started by Brayden Sanders, founder of County Commons.

By state

—: 39 counties, 0 signed · Arizona: 1 county, 0 signed · Arkansas: 1 county, 0 signed · California: 1 county, 0 signed · Colorado: 1 county, 0 signed · Connecticut: 1 county, 0 signed · Florida: 1 county, 0 signed · Hawaii: 1 county, 0 signed · Massachusetts: 1 county, 0 signed · North Carolina: 1 county, 0 signed · Tennessee: 1 county, 0 signed · Texas: 1 county, 0 signed · Virginia: 1 county, 0 signed

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Kalawao County, Hawaii0not yet delivered
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Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee0not yet delivered
Bastrop County, Texas0not yet delivered
Arlington County, Virginia0not yet delivered

This is a petition to your elected officials — like the clipboard at the courthouse door. It does not put anything on the ballot; in Arkansas and most states that takes ink signatures from registered voters. Signatures are counted, not verified — one per browser. Petitions in Clark County.