There appear to be several initiatives which started circulating petitions last week.

The first calls for turning Election day into a holiday.  I find the idea intriguing, but am unsure of what the actual effect on turnout would be.

The next three are all attempts to make life difficult for homosexuals.  They’re variants on prohibiting marriage and invalidating existing domestic partnerships.  I’m not sure if there’s a real signature gathering attempt associated with all of these — two of them sound like different versions of the same initiative.

Any thoughts about these particular measures?  Sightings of signature gatherers?  I’d love to hear.