\ Backers of initiatives to limit English-as-a-second language instruction in schools and to make federal taxes fully deductible on state tax returns turned in more than 100,000 signatures for each Tuesday at the Secretary of State’s office. Each proposal requires 82,769 valid signatures of registered voters in order to qualify for the November, 2008 ballot. The signatures have not been validated yet. The English language initiative bans instruction in a language other than English for more than two years, except for English-language students studying a foreign language. Walker said the idea is to move non-native speaking students more quickly into learning and using English. Backers turned in 122,818 signatures for that initiative.

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