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(1) As used in this section, "petition" means a petition to:
(a) qualify a ballot proposition for the ballot under Title 20A, Chapter 7, Issues Submitted to the Voters;
(b) organize and register a political party under Title 20A, Chapter 8, Political Party Formation and Procedures; or
(c) qualify a candidate for the ballot under Title 20A, Chapter 9, Candidate Qualifications and Nominating Procedures.
(2) The lieutenant governor, in consultation with a county clerk and municipal clerk, shall study a way that a registered voter may sign a petition on the Internet and receive information about the petition on the Internet.
(3) The study shall evaluate:
(a) how to sign a petition on the Internet using a holographic signature that is in an electronic format maintained by a government agency;
(b) the security, development, ownership, management, format, and content of a secure Internet portal or website on which a registered voter may sign a petition;
(c) the security measures necessary to:
(i) verify the identity of a registered voter who signs a petition on the Internet; and
(ii) insure the integrity of a signature;
(d) changes to the process of collecting, verifying, and certifying a signature, if the signature is collected on the Internet;
(e) whether verification is necessary for signatures collected on the Internet;
(f) which election official should be responsible for the certification of signatures collected on the Internet;
(g) whether signatures on a petition should be public information;
(h) the removal process of a signature collected on the Internet;
(i) what percentage of signatures should be collected on the Internet or in person, statewide or by Senate district;
(j) what information regarding the petition should be available on the secure Internet portal or website, including who may submit the information and by what deadline information should be submitted;
(k) the time the lieutenant governor, county clerk, or municipal clerk may spend certifying a petition if a registered voter is allowed to sign a petition on the Internet;
(l) the processes, if any, that exists in other states to allow a registered voter to sign a petition on the Internet; and
(m) any other issue related to allowing a registered voter to sign a petition on the Internet.