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# Multiple Signatories and Counter Signatories

Measure Contracts offer flexible signature options providing full control over the approval process. Whether you need buy-in from multiple decision makers on the customer side or require internal approval before sending to customers, Measure supports complex signature workflows.

**Signature Options**:

* Up to 3 external signatures from the customer organization
* Optional counter-signatures from internal signatories
* Any combination of multiple signatories and counter-signatories

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  The same template can contain both "multiple" and "counter" signatory variables, allowing for complex approval chains.
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## Use Cases for Multi-Signature

**Enterprise sales**: Large deals often require sign-off from multiple stakeholders (CFO, legal, department heads) before commitment.

**Internal approval**: Require internal company review and sign-off from your team (manager, legal, finance) before the contract is sent to customers.

**Joint agreements**: Partnerships or affiliate agreements that require signatures from multiple organizations.

### Multiple Signatories

**Dynamic signatory management**: Multi-signatory contracts automatically adapt based on the selected template, displaying the appropriate number of signatory fields to match template requirements.

**Comprehensive signatory information**: Each signatory can be configured with complete details including name, title, and email information for proper contract execution and communication.

**Template-driven workflow**: The signatory section dynamically adjusts to show the exact number of signature fields defined in the selected template, ensuring consistency across contract types.

### Counter Signatories

**Internal approval integration**: Counter-signatory functionality enables internal company approval workflows by allowing selection of any Measure user as an internal signatory.

**User-friendly selection**: Counter-signatory templates provide dropdown selection from your company's Measure users, streamlining the internal approval assignment process.

**Flexible approval workflows**: Templates can be configured to require counter-signatures for contracts that need internal sign-off before customer execution.

### Notes

* Signatures can be collected in any order but all must be collected for the contract to be considered fully executed
* **Any of the external signatories can provide payment information** if collection of payment information is required
  * **If none of the signatories are the payer**, the signatories can share the payment link with the payer after signing the contract