 He says they will still need to collect 30,000 signatures, but thinks this will be possible because of the July 4th holiday. Signatures are due to the Secretary of State's office at 5 o'clock Friday evening. The Secretary of State's office does not know exactly how long it will take to count all the signatures, but estimates it could take weeks. They have up to 30 days to verify each signature. Eight other petitions were approved by the Attorney General and will also have until Friday to turn in signatures.