Wet signatures for voter registration
Cole Jester v. Get Loud Arkansas
In brief
- Where it stands
- Petition Pending
Awaiting an order on the petition
- What it’s about
- In a case brought by Get Loud Arkansas, Vote.org, Nikki Pastor, and Trinity “Blake” Loper, Arkansas election officials filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to review whether requiring a handwritten (“wet”) signature on voter-registration applications violates a federal law protecting voters from requirements unrelated to eligibility.
- What's at stake
- It remains unresolved whether Arkansas may require handwritten signatures on voter-registration applications under this federal law.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The dispute concerns a federal law that protects voters from registration requirements unrelated to eligibility.
Question presented
Does a State violate the Materiality Provision, 52 U.S.C. § 10101(a)(2)(B), by requiring a person’s wet signature on a voter-registration application?
What happens next
The Court must decide whether to hear the case. No oral argument or decision date is set.
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- Who asked the Supreme Court to review the case?
- Arkansas Secretary of State Cole Jester and six members of the Arkansas State Board of Election Commissioners filed the request.
Sources
Primary materials plus reporting. Best-effort analysis: this explainer relies on a mix of primary materials and trusted secondary sources. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.