It should not have been this close, but apparently the term limits measure eked across the finish line to qualify for the February 2008 ballot.

By a margin of 957 signatures, the term limits initiative has secured enough support to be placed on the Feb. 5 ballot, according to the secretary of state.

Supporters of the term limits measure received a total of 764,747 projected valid signatures. They needed 763,790 projected valid signatures to qualify in a random sample count.

That’s embarrassing that it was even in danger, in a state where you can literally fall down and gather enough signatures while prone to put something on the ballot.  But it looks like the prospects in the Senate and Assembly will be up in the air for another 5 months while the voters determine who is actually eligible to run.

There’s a somewhat lively discussion in this diary that started off being about term limits but got hijacked into redistricting and ACA 8, if anyone’s interested.