At the most basic level, the Utah Supreme Court's decision to allow electronic signatures for election purposes may allow a fringe gubernatorial candidate on the fall ballot. More importantly, the decision sends this message to our state's political leadership: You can't stack petition rules just because you fear people-power.
Standard Examiner Editorial
OUR VIEW: It's an e-signature world
June 26, 2010
• OUR VIEW: It's an e-signature worldYes, it would be nice to see Utah on the cutting edge of electronic signature innovation.
We don't always agree with the SE's editorial board viewpoints; but on this issue we stand with them "foursquare."