{"id":2189,"date":"2010-07-21T20:38:07","date_gmt":"2010-07-22T04:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/?p=2189"},"modified":"2017-05-28T15:52:39","modified_gmt":"2017-05-28T23:52:39","slug":"keys-submits-1000-signatures-for-d6-supe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/2189\/keys-submits-1000-signatures-for-d6-supe\/","title":{"rendered":"Keys Submits 1,000 Signatures for D6 Supe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 343px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos2010\/d6_debate_20100518\/_w2w0295_std.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Candidate for District 6 Supervisor James Keys. Photo by Luke Thomas.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>By <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/author\/luke\/\">Luke Thomas<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>July 21, 2010<\/p>\n<p>Candidate for District 6 Supervisor James Keys announced today he has submitted over 1,000 signatures to qualify his candidacy for the November ballot.<\/p>\n<p>Keys is the first candidate in the hotly contested race to reach the milestone. (*)<\/p>\n<p>If the signatures are deemed valid by the San Francisco Department of Elections, Keys will be exempt from paying a $500 filing fee.\u00a0 The deadline for filing signatures in lieu of paying a filing fee is tomorrow at 5 pm.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am proud of our grassroots campaign and all volunteer effort,&#8221; Keys said in a statement posted on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->&#8220;While the other campaigns have focused on endorsements and fancy   events, James Keys has been going door to door in District 6, reaching   out directly to the voters of the district,&#8221; said campaign volunteer   Jeremy Miller.<\/p>\n<p>District 6 is considered a difficult district to collect valid signatures due to low voter registration. In 2006, outgoing Supervisor Chris Daly submitted 1,240 signatures for his reelection bid\u00a0 though as much as 40 percent of those signatures were deemed invalid.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I know how hard it is to collect signatures in District 6,&#8221; said Daly, who has yet to formally endorse a successor.\u00a0 &#8220;Any number approaching 1,000 is most impressive.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;James Keys&#8217; campaign reminds me a lot of my own first run for Supervisor in District 6,&#8221; Daly added. &#8220;We didn&#8217;t have a lot of money or endorsements, but we had a special connection to the district and a will to overcome great odds.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>When asked how he was able to gather all the signatures, Keys told FCJ:\u00a0 &#8220;I had seniors, people with disabilities, people with HIV\/AIDS, poor people, SRO tenants and anarchists helping me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>Anarchists?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Yes, I&#8217;ve got two guys helping me who hate the government but love me,&#8221; Keys said.<\/p>\n<p>When asked if reaching the 1,000 signatures milestone will elevate his candidacy to frontrunner status, Keys responded: &#8220;I&#8217;m not running against anybody.  I&#8217;m running to serve the people of District 6.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Update: <\/strong>According to Debra Walker, she will file 1,003 &#8220;valid&#8221;  signatures tomorrow.\u00a0 According to the SF Department of Election (as of July 19), Walker filed 459 signatures (393 were deemed  valid).<\/p>\n<p><em>Editor\u2019s Note: Luke Thomas is a resident  and voter in District 6. In the interest of transparency, he has  provided photography services to the campaigns of Jane Kim, Jim Meko and  Debra Walker.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>More info<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/2010\/05\/keys-wins-hungry-hearts-during-d6-candidates-forum\/\">Keys Wins Hungry Hearts During D6 Candidates Forum<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keys is the first candidate in the hotly contested race to reach the 1,000 signatures milestone. If the signatures are deemed valid, Keys will be exempt from paying a $500 filing fee.  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