Truth this a few people say “ My signature is never the same.”
“That is how I signed years ago.” or
When she got married her signature ( distinctly 1st name, last name)became similar to stenographer notation.
Ever see people sign for credit card sale and it looks like waves on the ocean? Intentionally a scribble.
See, when they signed the mail in or provisional balllot they did not know what their signature on file looked like. Those who signed the voting authority for comparison see what they need to copy.
Most of the rejects are likely from others taking a mailed absentee ballot and using it.
OT, but it reminds me of a doctor who practiced at a hospital I worked at; his orders were little more than wavy lines, but we knew by his history, the orders he would write for patients with various conditions. It didn’t take too long to get familiar with exactly what those wavy lines meant. And there was always an old hand around to interpret for newbies. Plus, at that particular hospital, the nurses tended to stand up for themselves -— doctors weren’t looked upon as right up there with God, like they were at the local Catholic hospital, so if there was any question, no one was intimidated, if they had to “bother” a doctor and call him or her for clarification.