[EL] Electronic Signing Of Petitions

[Kimball, David C.]

There is state litigation in Missouri (Missouri NAACP v. Missouri) dealing with absentee voting (I think whether covid is a valid excuse to vote absentee and whether the signature on the absentee ballot needs to be notarized):

https://www.aclu-mo.org/en/news/aclu-and-missouri-voter-protection-coalition-file-lawsuit-ensure-all-missouri-voters-can-vote

- David

[https://www.aclu-mo.org/sites/default/files/styles/metatag_og_image_1200x630/public/field_image/filed.png?itok=gD27Cwsw]<https://www.aclu-mo.org/en/news/aclu-and-missouri-voter-protection-coalition-file-lawsuit-ensure-all-missouri-voters-can-vote>

ACLU and Missouri Voter Protection Coalition File Lawsuit to Ensure All Missouri Voters Can Vote Absentee By Mail During COVID-19 Pandemic | ACLU of Missouri<https://www.aclu-mo.org/en/news/aclu-and-missouri-voter-protection-coalition-file-lawsuit-ensure-all-missouri-voters-can-vote>
www.aclu-mo.org
Given the COVID-19 outbreak, the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Missouri, and Missouri Voter Protection Coalition filed a lawsuit today seeking to make absentee mail-in balloting available to all eligible voters in Missouri. 




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Subject: Re: [EL] Electronic Signing Of Petitions

Also federal litigation in Arkansas<https://campaignlegal.org/cases-actions/miller-v-thurston-arkansas-signature-requirement-ballot-initiatives> (Miller v. Thurston) and North Dakota<https://campaignlegal.org/document/sinner-v-jaeger-complaint> (Sinner v. Jaeger)! (both to get signature requirements changed for reforms including IRCs to get on the ballot)

On Mon, May 11, 2020 at 5:55 PM Levitt, Justin <justin.levitt at lls.edu<mailto:justin.levitt at lls.edu>> wrote:
I’ve been trying to track the COVID-19-related election litigation, with an enormous lift from the spectacular Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse<https://www.clearinghouse.net/index.php> at Michigan, which has a full COVID collection<https://clearinghouse.net/results.php?searchSpecialCollection=62> (not just for elections).

In addition to the NY litigation Steve mentioned, and the MA case<https://clearinghouse.net/detail.php?id=17499&search=source%7Cgeneral%3BspecialCollection%7C62%3Borderby%7CfilingYear%3B> Adam cited below, there have been a few other COVID cases thus far around nomination or initiative/referendum signatures – either attempts to limit the number of signatures required, or to accept e-signatures (or both).  I’d welcome references to others not mentioned here…

•         Arizona (both federal<https://clearinghouse.net/detail.php?id=17494&search=source%7Cgeneral%3BspecialCollection%7C62%3Borderby%7CfilingYear%3B> and state<https://clearinghouse.net/detail.php?id=17495&search=source%7Cgeneral%3BspecialCollection%7C62%3Borderby%7CfilingYear%3B> litigation)

•         Colorado<https://www.courts.state.co.us/userfiles/file/Court_Probation/Supreme_Court/Opinions/2020/20SA140.pdf>

•         Georgia<https://clearinghouse.net/detail.php?id=17496&search=source%7Cgeneral%3BspecialCollection%7C62%3Borderby%7CfilingYear%3B>

•         Illinois (here<https://clearinghouse.net/detail.php?id=17497&search=source%7Cgeneral%3BspecialCollection%7C62%3Borderby%7CfilingYear%3B> and here<https://clearinghouse.net/detail.php?id=17498&search=source%7Cgeneral%3BspecialCollection%7C62%3Borderby%7CfilingYear%3B>)

•         Michigan<https://clearinghouse.net/detail.php?id=17500&search=source%7Cgeneral%3BspecialCollection%7C62%3Borderby%7CfilingYear%3B>

•         Ohio<https://clearinghouse.net/detail.php?id=17501&search=source%7Cgeneral%3BspecialCollection%7C62%3Borderby%7CfilingYear%3B>

•         Virginia<https://clearinghouse.net/detail.php?id=17502&search=source%7Cgeneral%3BspecialCollection%7C62%3Borderby%7CfilingYear%3B>

Justin

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Subject: Re: [EL] Electronic Signing Of Petitions

Massachusetts allowed on a limited basis for this year, per a ruling of its state's highest court:   https://www.mass.gov/files/documents/2020/04/17/12931.pdf

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On Mon, May 11, 2020 at 4:06 PM Steven John Mulroy (smulroy) <smulroy at memphis.edu<mailto:smulroy at memphis.edu>> wrote:

There is a controversy in New York about the ability to get electronic petition signatures to get on the ballot while candidates are in lockdown and prevented from getting in-person signatures. Does anyone happen to know about rules in other states re: electronic signatures, either preexisting rules or any temporary pandemic-related adaptations?
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