Reform Iditarod Rule 35 Petition: Signature List Feed http://www.gopetition.com/signatures/reform-iditarod-rule-35.html Online petition signatures en-us Tue, 7 Apr 2026 04:22 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Sue Flahive [Signature #1100] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20061959?utm_medium=rss Tue, 21 Jun 2016 02:03:02 UTC 20061959 John Kunzler [Signature #1099] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20058076?utm_medium=rss Sun, 19 Jun 2016 11:41:41 UTC 20058076 Cornelia Wignanek [Signature #1098] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20057644?utm_medium=rss Sun, 19 Jun 2016 05:03:47 UTC 20057644 Thomas Wignanek [Signature #1097] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20057635?utm_medium=rss Sun, 19 Jun 2016 04:51:55 UTC 20057635 Dawn Bishop [Signature #1096] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20057243?utm_medium=rss Sat, 18 Jun 2016 05:03:41 UTC 20057243 Julia Tuttle [Signature #1095] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20055424?utm_medium=rss Thu, 16 Jun 2016 10:57:06 UTC 20055424 Patti Mackey [Signature #1094] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20054525?utm_medium=rss Thu, 16 Jun 2016 10:09:57 UTC 20054525 Rick Mackey [Signature #1093] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20054523?utm_medium=rss Thu, 16 Jun 2016 10:08:23 UTC 20054523 Douglas Welsh [Signature #1092] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20054337?utm_medium=rss Thu, 16 Jun 2016 07:33:26 UTC 20054337 Anna Berington [Signature #1091] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20053953?utm_medium=rss Wed, 15 Jun 2016 10:27:48 UTC 20053953 Kristy Berington [Signature #1090] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20053950?utm_medium=rss Wed, 15 Jun 2016 10:26:19 UTC 20053950 Anonymous [Signature #1089] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20053873?utm_medium=rss Wed, 15 Jun 2016 08:55:21 UTC 20053873 Anonymous [Signature #1088] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20053416?utm_medium=rss Wed, 15 Jun 2016 02:16:12 UTC 20053416 John Knutson [Signature #1087] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20053370?utm_medium=rss Wed, 15 Jun 2016 01:43:53 UTC 20053370 Anonymous [Signature #1086] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20053152?utm_medium=rss Keep the playing field level, and don't change the integrity of the Last Great Race. Please.

]]> Wed, 15 Jun 2016 10:29:50 UTC 20053152 Charles Moore [Signature #1085] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20051881?utm_medium=rss Tue, 14 Jun 2016 04:54:21 UTC 20051881 Liz Parrish [Signature #1084] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20051811?utm_medium=rss I stand for keeping Iditarod fair, safe, AND fulfilling the vision of the challenge Joe Redington Sr. built. That vision includes enabling all comers to participate, not just the sponsored elite with deep pockets.

]]> Tue, 14 Jun 2016 04:19:10 UTC 20051811 Larry Daugherty [Signature #1083] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20050349?utm_medium=rss Mon, 13 Jun 2016 07:47:32 UTC 20050349 Morten Ronseth [Signature #1082] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20049545?utm_medium=rss Mon, 13 Jun 2016 08:09:44 UTC 20049545 Nancy Norman [Signature #1081] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20049423?utm_medium=rss Mon, 13 Jun 2016 06:45:52 UTC 20049423 Allison Mosley [Signature #1080] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20049361?utm_medium=rss Mon, 13 Jun 2016 05:57:06 UTC 20049361 Sue Forbey [Signature #1079] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20048797?utm_medium=rss Sun, 12 Jun 2016 07:45:19 UTC 20048797 Tekla Seavey [Signature #1078] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20048594?utm_medium=rss Sun, 12 Jun 2016 03:42:38 UTC 20048594 daniel martin [Signature #1077] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20047612?utm_medium=rss Sat, 11 Jun 2016 11:44:06 UTC 20047612 Kimberly Jarvis [Signature #1076] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20047142?utm_medium=rss Providing mushers with a way of communicating with race officials in case of an emergency is an excellent idea. The temperatures during the Iditarod are very cold and an injured musher could get frostbite or worse waiting for the next musher to come along. However, allowing unlimited communication with anyone is not a good idea. There is no way of enforcing the "no outside assistance (coaching)" clause and unlimited communication with anyone could give a musher an unfair advantage over their competitors.

]]> Sat, 11 Jun 2016 05:25:10 UTC 20047142 Ann-Kristin Walther [Signature #1075] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20046883?utm_medium=rss A sealed container would be the only sane option.... Iditarod is slowly loosing its spirit...and by that its followers...

]]> Sat, 11 Jun 2016 02:01:54 UTC 20046883 Cindy Gallea [Signature #1074] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20046234?utm_medium=rss I agree whole-heartedly with this petition

]]> Sat, 11 Jun 2016 02:01:34 UTC 20046234 Christian Turner [Signature #1073] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20045782?utm_medium=rss Fri, 10 Jun 2016 06:48:50 UTC 20045782 Jake Berkowitz [Signature #1072] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20045158?utm_medium=rss Fri, 10 Jun 2016 09:50:05 UTC 20045158 Hans Gatt [Signature #1071] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20044473?utm_medium=rss I am strongly opposed to the use of any type of two way communication devices

]]> Fri, 10 Jun 2016 01:32:17 UTC 20044473 Rebecca Pollard [Signature #1070] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20042893?utm_medium=rss Thu, 9 Jun 2016 12:11:39 UTC 20042893 Claudia Perner [Signature #1069] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20042327?utm_medium=rss Thu, 9 Jun 2016 07:15:17 UTC 20042327 David Murphy [Signature #1068] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20041598?utm_medium=rss I totally agree with Mitch because as it is written the potential is there for abusing the Rule to the point of getting a competitive advantage. Sealing the phone case up except in extreme emergency will prevent misuse. It should be resealed at the next checkpoint to ensure the race's integrity is kept intact.

]]> Wed, 8 Jun 2016 11:30:36 UTC 20041598 Mackenzie Lewis [Signature #1067] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20041520?utm_medium=rss Wed, 8 Jun 2016 10:27:00 UTC 20041520 Kathryn Stigen [Signature #1066] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20041495?utm_medium=rss Wed, 8 Jun 2016 10:09:25 UTC 20041495 Anonymous [Signature #1065] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20041184?utm_medium=rss Wed, 8 Jun 2016 06:56:55 UTC 20041184 Sarah Bennett [Signature #1064] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20040763?utm_medium=rss The Iditarod is truly "the last great race" because it rewards self reliance, and also camaraderie between mushers. With no way to police the content of phone calls--and no way to make sure friends or family don't provide information when the musher hasn't asked for it--this rule only feeds the suspicion of cheating (if not the temptation to cheat). This will only drive a wedge between those who partake in the sport, and will dilute the magic of the race.

Good intentions, poor execution. There has to be a better way.

]]> Wed, 8 Jun 2016 02:40:43 UTC 20040763 Cim Smyth [Signature #1063] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20040599?utm_medium=rss Wed, 8 Jun 2016 01:19:12 UTC 20040599 Pam Beckstrom [Signature #1062] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20040240?utm_medium=rss Wed, 8 Jun 2016 09:47:54 UTC 20040240 Anonymous [Signature #1061] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20039631?utm_medium=rss Please put off the rule 35 or make a big chance to give all mushers the same opportunity. Thanks

]]> Wed, 8 Jun 2016 03:54:08 UTC 20039631 Megan Wagner [Signature #1060] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20039527?utm_medium=rss Wed, 8 Jun 2016 01:31:36 UTC 20039527 ERIC STRALEY [Signature #1059] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20039518?utm_medium=rss Wed, 8 Jun 2016 01:19:00 UTC 20039518 Anonymous [Signature #1058] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20039487?utm_medium=rss Wed, 8 Jun 2016 12:42:28 UTC 20039487 Kimberley Northcote [Signature #1057] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20039334?utm_medium=rss Agreed.... for personal safety only

It would change the whole dynamics and trust the musher and this dogs have... being a team a whole and relying on one anothers strengths and weaknesses to maintain a mental competitive edge. ..... for clearly thats who eventually wins..... Dallas Seavey.... undoubtedly has that mental edge capacity as witnessed by his annual wins.
The Iditarod is a global event and is watched around the world.... even in tropical north queenland. ..Australia.

My parents even make the trek a few years ago and had the pleasure of meeting Dallas and many of the mushers at the mushers ball.....

It was a trip of a life time.

With these changes the true meaning of man and his best friend... pitted against the elements is lost forever!

]]> Tue, 7 Jun 2016 10:15:00 UTC 20039334 Steve Boutwell [Signature #1056] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20039035?utm_medium=rss Tue, 7 Jun 2016 08:28:58 UTC 20039035 Kari Skogen [Signature #1055] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20039010?utm_medium=rss Tue, 7 Jun 2016 08:20:10 UTC 20039010 Anonymous [Signature #1054] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20038839?utm_medium=rss Tue, 7 Jun 2016 07:35:28 UTC 20038839 Anonymous [Signature #1053] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20038824?utm_medium=rss No phones in the last great race!

]]> Tue, 7 Jun 2016 07:28:35 UTC 20038824 Anonymous [Signature #1052] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20038790?utm_medium=rss Please rewrite the rule

]]> Tue, 7 Jun 2016 07:12:02 UTC 20038790 Wayne Pence [Signature #1051] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20038733?utm_medium=rss Let's make the Iditarod great again.

]]> Tue, 7 Jun 2016 06:45:44 UTC 20038733 Darsha Tobin [Signature #1050] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20038730?utm_medium=rss We don't want the Iditarod to become like everything else; it seems like the complete opposite of my understanding of the spirit of the Iditarod. It just adds another element to cause distrust and dissension among competitors and another thing someone needs to micromanage about the race. Please repeal this new rule.

]]> Tue, 7 Jun 2016 06:43:49 UTC 20038730 Dannie Pearson [Signature #1049] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20038716?utm_medium=rss All communication devices should be banned. The spirit of the race is to depend on you and your dog's abilities not technology to win. Does a musher really need to stay connected while running the Last Great Race?

]]> Tue, 7 Jun 2016 06:37:14 UTC 20038716 Marianna Mallory [Signature #1048] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20038557?utm_medium=rss Rip Iditarod! Strongly disagree with this new rule as it comprises race integrity.

]]> Tue, 7 Jun 2016 05:33:32 UTC 20038557 Jackie Casey [Signature #1047] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20038335?utm_medium=rss Tue, 7 Jun 2016 04:34:34 UTC 20038335 cliff larson [Signature #1046] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20038264?utm_medium=rss I agree with the mushers who want the devise sealed.

]]> Tue, 7 Jun 2016 04:14:27 UTC 20038264 Chris Grabowski [Signature #1045] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20038176?utm_medium=rss Although I am not in favor of mushers having two-communication device(s) on the trail, I think Dallas Seavey's suggestion is a good one.

]]> Tue, 7 Jun 2016 03:46:34 UTC 20038176 Anonymous [Signature #1044] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20038136?utm_medium=rss Please reconsider and rewrite this rule

]]> Tue, 7 Jun 2016 03:31:47 UTC 20038136 Anonymous [Signature #1043] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20038125?utm_medium=rss Tue, 7 Jun 2016 03:28:02 UTC 20038125 Anonymous [Signature #1042] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20038084?utm_medium=rss Tue, 7 Jun 2016 03:09:34 UTC 20038084 Adam Schwemley [Signature #1041] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20037935?utm_medium=rss Tue, 7 Jun 2016 02:05:02 UTC 20037935 Todd Johnson [Signature #1040] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20037933?utm_medium=rss Agreed - The mushers nor the public need to feel suspicious of any team in the Iditarod.

]]> Tue, 7 Jun 2016 02:04:34 UTC 20037933 Eve Foege [Signature #1039] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20037890?utm_medium=rss The mushers are the experts on this race and on this rule. I encourage the race organizers to listen to the mushers and work together to find a way to keep the race safe while keeping the spirit of the race intact. I believe that spirit to be man and dog team vs. wild. Don't take the wild out of your race!

]]> Tue, 7 Jun 2016 01:48:50 UTC 20037890 Shanie Heger [Signature #1038] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20037879?utm_medium=rss Tue, 7 Jun 2016 01:43:45 UTC 20037879 Sandy Kay [Signature #1037] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20037876?utm_medium=rss Tue, 7 Jun 2016 01:42:07 UTC 20037876 Erica Kelly [Signature #1036] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20037785?utm_medium=rss Tue, 7 Jun 2016 01:02:02 UTC 20037785 Nicholas Gray [Signature #1035] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20037755?utm_medium=rss I'm not against the 2 way communication if it is used for emergency purposes only. I totally agree with the recommendations made at the bottom of the petition. I also think there may be safety concerns that should be considered when mushers are "chatting" on sat phones while on the trail.

]]> Tue, 7 Jun 2016 12:45:12 UTC 20037755 Linda Preston [Signature #1034] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20037732?utm_medium=rss I agree that this would change the spirit of the Iditarod! Please reconsider. I believe it will bring skepticism and potetentially change the "spirit" of the race.

]]> Tue, 7 Jun 2016 12:33:34 UTC 20037732 Anonymous [Signature #1033] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20037690?utm_medium=rss I am an Iditarod Insider. Change this rule!

]]> Tue, 7 Jun 2016 12:17:52 UTC 20037690 Alan Baylor [Signature #1032] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20037631?utm_medium=rss Tue, 7 Jun 2016 11:54:07 UTC 20037631 Cindy Wyatt [Signature #1031] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20037545?utm_medium=rss Tue, 7 Jun 2016 11:17:59 UTC 20037545 Jean Turner [Signature #1030] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20037399?utm_medium=rss Tue, 7 Jun 2016 10:29:53 UTC 20037399 Melinda Jones [Signature #1029] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20037359?utm_medium=rss Tue, 7 Jun 2016 10:04:08 UTC 20037359 Anonymous [Signature #1028] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20037283?utm_medium=rss Agree with Dallas, 2 way phones should not be allowed. What would be better is to carry an emergency beacon to be set off in an event like what Ally and Jeff went thru last race. The beacon would have let officials know there was some kind of problem.

]]> Tue, 7 Jun 2016 09:10:45 UTC 20037283 Kristi Becker [Signature #1027] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20036705?utm_medium=rss Tue, 7 Jun 2016 05:41:14 UTC 20036705 Anonymous [Signature #1026] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20036502?utm_medium=rss Loss of the spirit of Iditarod---what would Ray Sr. think!?

]]> Tue, 7 Jun 2016 01:53:00 UTC 20036502 Anonymous [Signature #1025] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20036493?utm_medium=rss Tue, 7 Jun 2016 01:39:19 UTC 20036493 Eli Wouk [Signature #1024] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20036373?utm_medium=rss The ITC recently disqualified one of the best mushers in the world for carrying one of these devices. 2 years ago the mere presence of this device was punished harshly, but now it's considered safety equipment?

]]> Mon, 6 Jun 2016 11:42:31 UTC 20036373 Glenn Wolf [Signature #1023] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20036363?utm_medium=rss Mon, 6 Jun 2016 11:30:34 UTC 20036363 Jessica Bouchard [Signature #1022] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20036040?utm_medium=rss Mon, 6 Jun 2016 07:45:33 UTC 20036040 Sarah Copplestone [Signature #1021] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20035897?utm_medium=rss Mon, 6 Jun 2016 05:11:43 UTC 20035897 Ellen Halverson [Signature #1020] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20035886?utm_medium=rss Mon, 6 Jun 2016 05:00:13 UTC 20035886 Anonymous [Signature #1019] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20035872?utm_medium=rss Mon, 6 Jun 2016 04:39:37 UTC 20035872 Deb Boulton [Signature #1018] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20035785?utm_medium=rss Mon, 6 Jun 2016 03:20:41 UTC 20035785 Barry Siragusa [Signature #1017] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20035717?utm_medium=rss Please change this rule. Don't make the same mistakes that they have made here in Norway.

]]> Mon, 6 Jun 2016 02:27:02 UTC 20035717 Thomas Henry [Signature #1016] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20035656?utm_medium=rss Mon, 6 Jun 2016 01:26:28 UTC 20035656 George Penman [Signature #1015] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20035477?utm_medium=rss Mon, 6 Jun 2016 10:40:31 UTC 20035477 Richard Gallea [Signature #1014] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20035454?utm_medium=rss Mon, 6 Jun 2016 10:18:18 UTC 20035454 Brian Kandler [Signature #1013] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20035422?utm_medium=rss Mon, 6 Jun 2016 09:58:34 UTC 20035422 tony mai [Signature #1012] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20035322?utm_medium=rss Mon, 6 Jun 2016 08:50:48 UTC 20035322 Sarah Trepagnier [Signature #1011] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20035219?utm_medium=rss The points written here for Rule 35 should be included. The integrity of the race should be upheld at all levels. Rule 35 changes, as it was accepted recently, creates a monster that should be bottled up before it is too late! Please consider the wishes of the mushers and fans in making the points made.

]]> Mon, 6 Jun 2016 07:15:15 UTC 20035219 Susan Guy [Signature #1010] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20035142?utm_medium=rss Mon, 6 Jun 2016 06:02:56 UTC 20035142 Joyce Simmons [Signature #1009] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20035099?utm_medium=rss Mon, 6 Jun 2016 05:17:11 UTC 20035099 Anonymous [Signature #1008] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20035043?utm_medium=rss Mon, 6 Jun 2016 04:22:10 UTC 20035043 Blake Bogart [Signature #1007] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20034928?utm_medium=rss Mon, 6 Jun 2016 02:41:01 UTC 20034928 Anonymous [Signature #1006] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20034919?utm_medium=rss Last Great Race implies no phones

]]> Mon, 6 Jun 2016 02:23:26 UTC 20034919 Anonymous [Signature #1005] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20034906?utm_medium=rss You are right, Dallas. I think, you could made Iditarod rules more wiser than all ITC. Iva

]]> Mon, 6 Jun 2016 02:01:51 UTC 20034906 B. Nieuwerf [Signature #1004] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20034890?utm_medium=rss Mon, 6 Jun 2016 01:38:14 UTC 20034890 alan cheshire [Signature #1003] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20034858?utm_medium=rss enough safety already , its the Iditarod not a sunday school outing

]]> Mon, 6 Jun 2016 01:04:38 UTC 20034858 Maureen Walling [Signature #1002] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20034812?utm_medium=rss Sun, 5 Jun 2016 11:32:07 UTC 20034812 Barbara Boucher [Signature #1001] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/20034791?utm_medium=rss Sun, 5 Jun 2016 10:51:30 UTC 20034791