An unidentified commenter at an unspecified meeting outlined a proposal, described in the transcript as “my 457,” to increase transparency in the verification of candidate-petition signatures. The commenter said the measure would trigger an email to a signer as soon as their signature is verified and would require public posting of verification status within 24 hours.
The commenter said the notification would work "if we have your email address" on file with the county clerk: "as soon as they verify it, an email would shoot to you," the transcript records. The commenter added that the bill did not advance: "my 457, which didn't get out of rules because there were some competing bills and some complimentary bills and I'm a freshman and I had a lower bill number."
According to the commenter, the proposal would also create a short window after a verification is posted during which a signer could remove their signature. The transcript records the speaker saying the removal window was either "3 or 5 days" and that they could not recall the exact number. The commenter linked the proposal to past allegations of signature fraud and said transparency would help address those concerns, referencing a controversy involving a person named Cox: "Nobody believes that Cox got his signatures, and it's kind of being proven that he didn't have them." The transcript does not provide details about that case.
The transcript shows no formal motion, vote, or other official action on the proposal during the recorded remarks. The remarks appear to be a description of a policy idea rather than an enacted change: "I think this bill would just put sunlight on everything," the commenter said. They also urged people to provide email addresses to county clerks so they could receive verification notices.
No timeline, statutory citations, or implementing language for the proposed changes were provided in the transcript. The commenter expressed uncertainty on some points (the removal window length and procedural history), and the record does not identify who would be responsible for implementing the email notifications or how the public posting process would be administered.
Absent further committee action or formal referral in the meeting record, the proposal remains a statement of intent in the transcript rather than an adopted policy or ordinance.