North Dakota Secretary of State Al Jaeger, left, and helpers (clockwise) public information officer Beth Herzog, elections director Lee Ann Oliver and administrative assistant Kim Shaw count petitions in the secretary of state's office in the North Dakota Capitol in Bismarck, N.D., on Monday, Aug. 6, 2012. The petitions, which were delivered Monday, ask for a statewide vote on a proposed law that would make it legal for North Dakotans to use marijuana for pain relief. (AP Photo/Dale Wetzel)