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(c) A Member sponsoring an e-petition must provide the Clerk with the details of the petition in the correct form, the posted period and a signed acknowledgment that they are prepared to sponsor the e-petition.
(d) Once published on the Assembly’s website an e-petition cannot be altered.
(e) Only one e-petition dealing with substantially the same grievance and requesting substantially the same action by the Assembly shall be published on the Assembly’s website at the same time.
(f) Once the posted period for an e-petition has elapsed, a paper copy of the petition shall be printed by the Clerk in full (including the details of the persons who joined the petition) and presented to the Assembly.
(g) An e-petition published on the Assembly’s website, but not presented to the Assembly prior to the expiration of an Assembly, may be presented to the subsequent Assembly to become a petition of the subsequent Assembly.
(h) An e-petition cannot be sponsored after the expiration of an Assembly and until the new Assembly has met and Members sworn.
(i) Persons must join an e-petition by filling out their correct details and personally agreeing to join the e-petition, and by no-one else, except in case of incapacity from sickness.
(j) A person cannot sign or join the same e-petition more than once.
Duties and powers of the Clerk and Speaker regarding e-petitions
100B (a) The Clerk may decline to publish an e-petition on the Assembly’s website not in conformity with these standing orders and advise the sponsoring Member accordingly.
(b) The Clerk or a Member may seek a ruling from the Speaker about the conformity of any petition with these standing orders.
(c) The Clerk is authorised to create and maintain an appropriate website on which to publish electronic petitions, responses to petitions and explanatory information and do all things necessary in order to give effect to these standing orders.
(d) The Clerk must dispose of all electronic personal data related to the posting and joining of an e-petition within six months after an electronic petition is printed and presented to the Assembly.
Application of standing orders to e-petitions
100C The standing orders relating to petitions apply to e-petitions insofar as they can be applied.
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