 But Lauren Coles, the executive director of Arkansans for Limited Government, was the one who signed the handwritten affidavit accompanying the signatures. Griffin also said the sponsor failed to sign a statement at the time the signatures were turned in. But the affidavit she signed is notarized on July 5th. This is the same day the group turned in the signatures. And the document was notarized by an employee of the Secretary of State's office.