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Utah group hoping for green light on new system that gathers initiative signatures online
By BROCK VERGAKIS
Associated Press Writer
(AP) 08:57:47 AM (ET), (SALT LAKE CITY)
A citizens group seeking ethics law changes in Utah said Tuesday it is soliciting signatures for its initiatives online, potentially setting up a showdown with state elections officials who must decide whether electronic signatures are valid when it comes to placing an initiative on the ballot.

No state currently allows electronic signatures to be submitted for initiatives, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

But The Peoples Right LLC contends that Utah's electronic signature verification law allows registered voters to submit their names online. The group is using its online system to gather signatures for two initiatives it is seeking to place on the Utah ballot in the fall.

But whether those signatures can be counted will be up to the lieutenant governor's office, which administers elections in Utah.

State law acknowledges that electronic signatures are valid substitutes for handwritten ones, but the election code makes numerous references to paper forms that must meet strict guidelines before they can be accepted.

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* I think the system @ this time is not ready.
There are glitches needing correction.
Stick with paper. *

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