Online Petitioning - Signing on the Data Line
In the article, The Marketing of the President, one of the suggestions for improving campaign software was the development of a software to assist independent candidates in attaining signatures to get on the ballot. This idea would be a great idea for independent candidates, but could poses several problems for the candidate and/or the signer. Candidates could have difficulty in ensuring the authenticity of the signer. The signer would face a problem of giving away personal information on a website that might not be secure. Also, campaigns can sell the collected information to vendors, whether or not they get on the ballot. The creation of this software holds amazing potential, but must overcome several hurdles.
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This is an interesting post. I agree that there must be some privacy protections to ensure that the information of the signer is protected. I usually don't sign petitions, but I never thought that the collectors could sell my data.
Good points. I was wondering about posting our resumes to the experience center. It's not secure. Does that mean anybody could see all our contact info?
Independent candidates obviously have a tough time getting signatures. Having the software available to assist those independents meet their signature requirement is a little far fetched. I would recommend the candidate work his or her connections to get the signatures. If they can't get signatures other then through a software program, maybe they should not be running for office.
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CAUTION! I just learned that my name and address are forever in the "public record" after having contributed to the last presidential election. It's posted on the Internet for all to see and changes cannot be made - UGH! Shadow and others bring up a very good point. Our identity is no longer sacred.
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