[EL] Electronic Signing Of Petitions

[Levitt, Justin]

Hi, all.  Just to spare the list, there’s a metric ton of lawsuits related to elections during COVID-19 that don’t have to do with signature gathering, and which I didn’t include below.  (At least 49 cases total in 26 different states, by my count.)  Didn’t mean to slight anyone working on any of the many other cases out there.

Justin

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Subject: Re: [EL] Electronic Signing Of Petitions

Hi, Justin - We and Campaign Legal Center filed a complaint the other week in Tennessee re absentee ballot process and standards.  Memphis A. Philip Randolph Institute v. Hargett.  — Ezra
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On 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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