One of those Republicans is former U.S. Sen. Al Simpson, who explained his support in an August opinion article for the Star-Tribune.

“What right and privilege could be more important than one person-one vote: being able to stand up as an equal citizen to have your say in our political system, knowing that the game is not rigged?” Simpson wrote. “We should place Wyoming on the right side of this fight for the future of our democracy.”

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Chestek, a law professor at the University of Wyoming, ran unsuccessfully as a Democrat for a rural Laramie House seat. Chestek said that following President Donald Trump’s election last November, he connected with another UW professor on Facebook who was also concerned about the role of money in politics.

Chestek and visual art professor Shelby Shadwell worked with Rep. Mike Gierau, D-Jackson, to pass a resolution at the Legislature. When the bill failed, Chestek and Shadwell decided to pursue the initiative process which allows voters to approve legislation directly.

To secure ballot access, petitioners must collect signatures equivalent to 15 percent of the total turnout in the last general election — roughly 39,000 — as well as 15 percent of the total number of registered voters in most counties.