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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Dwight:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">I would be interested to know on what grounds you think the governor has the authority to accelerate the effective
date of legislation.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" color="#1f497d" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Rod Harmon</span></font><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="4" color="#1f497d" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;font-weight:bold">RODNEY T. HARMON</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> P.O. Box 1066</span></font><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> Bothell, WA 98041</span></font><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> Tel: (425) 402-7800</span></font><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> Fax: (425) 458-9096</span></font><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> <a href="http://www.rodharmon.com">www.rodharmon.com</a></span></font><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:bold">From:</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com
[mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com] <b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of
</span></b>Dwight Bickel<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Friday, March 20, 2020 5:52 PM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> WSBA Real Property Listserv <wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [WSBARP] Signatures and Notaries in the Age of Covid-19<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size="2" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The Washington Land Title Association and the American Land Title Ass’n have been working for years to implement remote online notary
authority in Washington. We do finally have the needed laws, but not effective until October. The Washington Ass’n of Realtors and the WLTA are asking Governor Inslee to implement those laws now, so we can effectively compete in the national wave of that logical
new alternative to cumbersome notary acknowledgement procedures. It would also avoid the “personally appeared before me” that is causing a tremendous amount of difficulty in the present virus contagion. Signing closing documents often cannot be postponed to
a more convenient time. Some of those acknowledgements are older people in care facilities. WLTA is requesting the Real Property Section members to join our appeal to the Governor.
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<p><font size="2" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style="background:white"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> What we really need is for both SB 5641 on RON and SB 6028 on UETA
to go into effect right now.</span></font><font size="2" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size="2" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">I think it is reasonable and within his powers for the health and welfare of WA citizens.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p style="background:white"><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Dwight A. Bickel</span></font><font size="2" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style="background:white"><font size="3" color="#201f1e" face="Segoe UI"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">Washington Title Professional</span></font><font size="2" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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