Pennsylvania Minor Parties File Evidence that Pennsylvania Petition Validation is Intrinsically Flawed

On September 3, the Pennsylvania Green, Libertarian, and Constitution Parties filed expert evidence in Green Party of Pennsylvania v Aichele, the pending case that challenges various aspects of the Pennsylvania ballot access petition process. The expert, handwriting analyst Michelle Dresbold, shows (1) an expert can detect instances of the forgery of many names on a petition by a single individual, without the need to look at the signatures voter registration records; (2) the handwriting of many individuals changes drastically over time, so that checking the signatures on petitions with signatures on voter registration records is sometimes unreliable; (3) furthermore, signatures change when the signature is made very rapidly, as is often the case when signing a petition, relative to signing a voter registration record; (4) the Pennsylvania SURE record of the appearance of signatures on voter registration forms is faulty because it is electronic and the technology is faulty.

This evidence will be used to criticize the current Pennsylvania petition-checking process.


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Pennsylvania Minor Parties File Evidence that Pennsylvania Petition Validation is Intrinsically Flawed — 1 Comment

  1. I am an attorney in Puerto Rico who just presented a case with the same controversies and challenges you have presented in court against Puerto Rico Electoral Code. I represent the Partido del Pueblo Trabajor a party whom is trying to gain ballot access but because of arbitrary and capricious actions in the signature validation process thousands of petitions are dismissed.

    I would like to have more information about your case an its development.

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