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Re:“A Horrifically Bad Idea”: Smartphone Voting Is Coming by mr_tristan on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @10:42AM (#18399825)
Oregon's had voting by mail exclusively, and, it _automatically_ registers voters in a number of places, so unless you are fully off the grid, you're pretty much gonna get a ballot. Consequently, Oregon has had consistently higher turnouts in most elections.

Each vote gets the signature reviewed by a person, one at a time. I actually had my ballot put on hold this year because the signature wasn't quite close enough - likely, since I probably just flippantly scribbled something on the package. They quickly mailed out another registration form where I basically re-signed the ballot for additional information.

Ballots can be dropped off into several boxes, that don't even go through the postal service.

Additionally, most counties have phone and email notifications for you to track your vote. That's how I got my notification, 2 days after mailing it in, that my ballot was under review.

Re:“A Horrifically Bad Idea”: Smartphone Voting Is Coming by kiallmacinnes on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @12:48PM (#18400764)
No two signatures I've ever written actually look the same. I do wonder how this might affect people like me!
Re:“A Horrifically Bad Idea”: Smartphone Voting Is Coming by alistairSH on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @01:39PM (#18401136)
Gotta agree. My signature is chicken-scratch. Much like my handwriting in general. Yes, it's a personal failing. But, if it disenfranchises me, I'll be pretty upset.
Re:“A Horrifically Bad Idea”: Smartphone Voting Is Coming by RandomInteger4 on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @03:01PM (#18401890)
Ditto.

I was stopped temporarily last night at the polls after the poll worker scanned my ID and had me sign. She said they're not the same signature, and I'm like, "lmao, yeah, no, no they're not. I gave up on my signature a long time ago."

Re:“A Horrifically Bad Idea”: Smartphone Voting Is Coming by cwkoss on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @08:17PM (#18403713)
A signature does not have to look similar to previous signatures to be legally effective.

You could start signing with an "X" and that first X would have legal force. Might confuse or annoy some bureaucrats though.