Experiencing an uptick in clipboard holders asking you for your John Hancock? It’s no surprise. According to the District’s Board of Elections and Ethics, the petition circulation period for Democratic, Republican and Statehood Green candidates planning on running for office in this September’s primaries is tomorrow, July 7. Most offices require 2,000 (or 1% of the population, whichever is less) signatures of registered voters for candidates to get on the ballot. One can probably expect a full court press from fringe candidates who are short of signatures in certain areas of the city today and tomorrow. The circulation period for independent and all other party candidates entering the general election ends August 25. Reminder: you need to be a registered voter in the District at the time you sign the petition — otherwise, your signature won’t count.