Patent ID: 7890364

Claim:
A system for collecting user signatures for an initiative or referendum on a computer network having a provider computer and a user computer, the initiative or referendum being provided by a third party to a provider computer, wherein the provider computer includes a user interface, the system comprising: means to access a user registrar database, wherein the user registrar database contains information regarding a user pertaining to the user's eligibility to endorse the initiative or referendum; an interface for presenting the initiative or referendum to the user computer, the interface being configured to receive user identification information and to present a text of the initiative or referendum to a user; means for receiving a digital signature of a user to approve the initiative or referendum; means for operating the provider computer to compare the user identification information with the user registrar database to determine the user's eligibility to vote; means for compiling a digital signature file comprising digital signatures of users approving the initiative or referendum; and means for transmitting the digital signature file; wherein the means for operating the provider computer to compare the user's identification information with the user registrar database to determine the user's eligibility to vote comprises Global Position System (GPS) location determination means that determines the user's location based on GPS signals and means to determine whether the user's location based on GPS signals is an eligible user location.