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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=125510620-27012014><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Petitions left unattended at the library to be signed cannot
be valid petitions. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=125510620-27012014><FONT
color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>If they are legal petitions (such as nominating,
recall, etc.) not just opinion petitions, then they cannot just LEAVE
them. The person circulating the petition must be a direct witness of each
signature on the petition. If someone opposed to the petition sees it
lying there and signs it, he can then challenge the validity of the entire
petition because he can sign an affidavit that his signature was not
witnessed. That invalidates that entire sheet, and could invalidate all
petitions circulated by the person who then claimed to have witnessed all those
signatures. The circulator could also be prosecuted for fraud for signing
at the bottom as circulator the certification that he/she witnessed each and
every signature. It is in the best interest of petition circulators that
you NOT allow them to be left at the library. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=125510620-27012014><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>I do think it would be good to have a policy regarding the
collecting of signatures at the library - either allowing circulators to
set up a table and signs, or banning them, or something in
between.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=125510620-27012014><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=125510620-27012014><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Bob Frei</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR></FONT></DIV><BR>
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> michlib-l-bounces@mail.mcls.org
[mailto:michlib-l-bounces@mail.mcls.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Sheila
Bissonnette<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 27, 2014 2:10 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
'michlib-l@mail.mcls.org'<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Michlib-l] Petition
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<P class=MsoNormal>I’m looking for examples of petition policies for public
libraries. I’m finding a lot of examples from libraries out of state that
basically say they do not allow petitions. I’m curious if there are
libraries around that allow petitions to be left in the library? If so,
what types of petitions are allowed? <o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Thanks so much.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><BR>Sheila<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Sheila M. Bissonnette, MLIS<o:p></o:p></P>
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