[EL] Electronic Signing Of Petitions

[D. A. Holtzman]

Mass. recently extended 
<https://news.ballotpedia.org/2020/05/04/massachusetts-becomes-the-first-state-to-allow-electronic-signatures-for-2020-ballot-initiative-petitions/> 
its electronic signature accommodation to ballot initiative petitions.  
Including one for Ranked-Choice Voting. :-)
As far as I know, initiative petitions generally require more signatures 
than candidate filing petitions.  That makes the ability to use 
electronic signatures all the more important for initiatives.
   - dah

On 5/11/2020 2:54 PM, Levitt, Justin 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
>
> *From:*Law-election <law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu> 
> *On Behalf Of *Adam Bonin
> *Sent:* Monday, May 11, 2020 1:24 PM
> *To:* Steven John Mulroy (smulroy) <smulroy at memphis.edu>
> *Cc:* law-election at department-lists.uci.edu
> *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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