January 30, 2006
Another God Complex
Does this mean God votes Republican?
Man Signs Voter Registration As ‘God’
One registered Republican won’t be able to vote in the next election unless he appears at a Berks County Elections Board to explain the signature on his registration form.
The man is registered as Paul S. Sewell, but his form is signed “God.”
County Solicitor Alan S. Miller said Sewell claims his “God” signature is merely a legal mark like the “X” used by people who are illiterate.
I wonder if this defense will hold up. After all, my signature is so incomprehensible that it bears absolutely no relation to my name, except for a “B” and a “W” that are sometimes legible. What are the requirements of a legal signature, because I’d bet that if “God” violates those requirements, mine probably does also!
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It is somewhat vague, but here are some notes:
1. A signature can be any mark on a message made “with the present intention to authenticate”
2. The key factors in the US decisions seem to be that, if the signature reflects the intent of the party, and it was recorded in a “tangible medium”
SIDEBAR
e-signatures have been found to be a legal representation of an actual signature.