September 22, 2012
Dear
Senator Yee,
In
1999, I proposed, in the “California Internet Voting Initiative”,
the creation of a system “for voter registration and voting by use of the
Internet from the home, workplace, or any other location chosen by a person who
is eligible to vote.”
Your
bill, SB 397, has, as of September 19, 2012, now implemented the first part of
my 13-year-old proposal.
I
wanted to thank you for creating and facilitating the passage of this
legislation, which, as you know, allows for the transfer of a digital version
of a citizen’s signature on file with the DMV in order to fulfill the
requirement that their affidavit of registration contain a valid copy of that
signature.
Around
the same time I also proposed, in the “Smart Initiatives Initiative”,
that official initiative, referendum, recall, and in lieu petitions ought be
able to be legitimately signed using online digital technology.
I
was wondering if you might now consider authoring a bill to implement this
“Smart Initiatives” proposal as well, using the same principles and logic that
justified the expansion of voter registration rights to include an online
alternative.
Regards,
Marc Strassman
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