People-Powered Ballot Qualification Engine

The Constraint

HB 1205 broke the old system.
This is the replacement.

Florida's HB 1205 made the traditional paid-canvass petition model illegal in practice. Every design decision on this page — the pipeline, the channels, the sprints, the district quotas — exists because of that single political constraint.

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Before HB 1205

The Old Model

→ Hire paid canvassers

→ Collect signatures in public spaces

→ Batch-submit to the state

Limiting Factor

Money. More money = more canvassers = more signatures.

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After HB 1205

The New Model

→ Supporters pledge to participate

→ Petitions distributed through trusted networks

→ Voters sign and mail themselves

→ Organizers follow up until mailed

Limiting Factor

Organizing. More leaders = more pledges = more signatures.

What HB 1205 Actually Did

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Banned per-signature pay

Eliminated the financial incentive for professional canvassers.

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Circulator registration

Every signature collector must register with the state.

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10-day submission deadline

Collected signatures must be submitted within 10 days — no stockpiling.

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Fines for late submission

Financial penalties for every day a signature is held past the deadline.

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RICO liability risks

Organized campaigns face racketeering exposure under certain conditions.

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Scary voter notices

Voters receive intimidating official notices after signing.

The Strategic Response

This is no longer a petition drive.
It is a distributed organizing campaign.

Old Logic

Money → Canvassers → Signatures

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New Logic

People → Pledges → Petitions → Mail → Verification

This playbook treats ballot qualification as a capital campaign for signatures — with a pipeline, a conversion funnel, sprint cycles, and district quotas. Every tab in this tool is a chapter of that operating system.