A recent Economist article entitled “The feeblest branch: An underfunded court system weakens the economy as well as access to justice” reports on how tight governmental budgets are “swelling dockets, delaying cases, and reducing access to the legal system.” It discusses the ways budget cuts are bringing county courts dangerously close to “falling off a cliff,” and highlights some of the dire consequences, including injustice and potentially the “unraveling of society.”
In light of this grim reality, any move a county court can make to save money is vital. With technologies like digital signatures that ease processes and eliminate costs, serious savings can be achieved and, though the situation makes budgeting new IT investments a challenge, there are creative ways courts can find the money to invest in such game-changing technologies. Take for example British Columbia’s City of Vernon. Reducing its paper budget by the same amount as the cost of a digital signature solution enabled the municipality to go paperless with signature approvals and 
save tens of thousands of dollars. If U.S. courts adopt similar strategies, they may be able to save themselves from sinking. Read more about how the City of Vernon cut nearly 25% of its paper and copy costs and achieved other great benefits with digital signatures.
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