Over the past few years, states have begun
For example, Virginia law requires the state’s the process to allow e-signatures to replace DMV to “provide to the Department of the traditional “wet” signature in a variety of Elections a digital copy of the applicant's official procedures. [...] Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act of 1986 (UOCAVA) requires states In Florida, the law states that “if the applicant's and territories to allow these citizens to register name and date of birth are consistent with the and vote in elections for federal office using records of the Department of Highway Safety absentee procedures. [...] The law requires states and Motor Vehicles, the online voter registration to “permit absent uniformed services voters system shall transmit, using the statewide voter and overseas voters to use absentee registration system. [...] the applicant's registration procedures and to vote by registration application, along with the digital absentee ballot in general, special, primary, and signature of the applicant on file with the runoff elections for federal office.” The law Department of Highway Safety and Motor further requires states to “establish procedures Vehicles, to the supervisor of elections. [...] In accordance with For example, Montana law states that a technical specifications provided by the State “covered voter may use a digital signature
Board of Elections, each election authority shall as proof that the voter is the sender when
maintain a voter registration system capable of the voter is electronically transmitting.
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