R 168.33 Use of digital signature on online absent voter ballot applications.

Rule 3. (1) The online absent voter ballot application must provide an opportunity for a voter to use the voter’s stored digital signature on file with the secretary of state on the application. (2) In order to allow a voter to use the voter’s stored digital signature, the online absent voter ballot application must verify the voter’s identity and registration status by requesting the voter’s name, complete driver’s license or state ID number, full date of birth, last four digits of the voter’s social security number, and eye color. (3) For registered voters whose stored digital signature is on file with the secretary of state, the online absent voter ballot application must be signed with that stored digital signature. (4) Registered voters without a stored digital signature on file with the secretary of state may provide a manual digital signature by uploading a photograph of their physical handwritten signature to the online absent voter ballot application. (5) Completed online absent voter ballot applications, including digital signature, must be sent electronically through the Qualified Voter File to the city or township clerk for processing. An application signed using a stored digital signature or manual signature must be treated identically as an application signed with a physical handwritten signature.