Comments on: Cooperative Democracy . . . And The Flaws of Online Petitions http://commonsguy.wordpress.com/2008/07/22/cooperative-democracy-and-the-flaws-of-online-petitions/ a blog for CommonsWare and the Cooperative Democracy Project Sat, 27 Sep 2008 07:19:08 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: ab5602 http://commonsguy.wordpress.com/2008/07/22/cooperative-democracy-and-the-flaws-of-online-petitions/#comment-37 ab5602 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:13:57 +0000 http://commonsguy.wordpress.com/?p=67#comment-37 I am starting an initiative to correct some of these problems in Michigan. The effort is to bring online e-Petitioning to Michigan. Specifically, the effort partially addresses your 1st and 4th point. 1) WRT/ intrinsically addressing one-side of an issue: Bringing some of the initiative process online will allow a tie-in (mash-up) with online discussions and a general forum for discussion. Currently, a person signing a petition on a street is not afforded such luxury and is often faced with signing a petition based on non-substantive "catch phrases" forwarded by the solicitor. 2) WRT/ Ballot Stuffing: Real online e-Petitions that would have legal standing with the State can be automatically verified against a registered voter database, thereby reducing or totally eliminating this problem. For more about this project, visit: http://signmyname.org I am starting an initiative to correct some of these problems in Michigan. The effort is to bring online e-Petitioning to Michigan. Specifically, the effort partially addresses your 1st and 4th point.

1) WRT/ intrinsically addressing one-side of an issue:

Bringing some of the initiative process online will allow a tie-in (mash-up) with online discussions and a general forum for discussion. Currently, a person signing a petition on a street is not afforded such luxury and is often faced with signing a petition based on non-substantive “catch phrases” forwarded by the solicitor.

2) WRT/ Ballot Stuffing:

Real online e-Petitions that would have legal standing with the State can be automatically verified against a registered voter database, thereby reducing or totally eliminating this problem.

For more about this project, visit:

http://signmyname.org

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