{"id":140066,"date":"2021-06-09T10:29:16","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T18:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=140066"},"modified":"2021-06-09T10:29:16","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T18:29:16","slug":"ripe-for-error-ballot-signature-verification-is-flawed-and-a-big-factor-in-the-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=140066","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Ripe for error\u2019: Ballot signature verification is flawed \u2014 and a big factor in the election"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the Los Angeles Times Oct. 28, 2020<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Mail-in ballots are pouring in by the millions to election offices across the country, getting stacked and prepared for processing. But before the count comes the signature test.<\/p>\n

Election workers eyeball voter signatures on ballots one by one, comparing the loop of an \u201cL\u201d or the squiggle of an \u201cS\u201d against other samples of that person\u2019s writing.<\/p>\n

When performed by professionals in criminal cases or legal proceedings, signature verification can take hours. But election employees in many states must do the job in as little as five seconds.<\/p>\n

In an election marked by uncertainty amid the pandemic, the signature verification process represents one of the biggest unknowns: whether a system riddled with vulnerabilities will work on such a massive scale.<\/p>\n

In 2016, mismatched signatures were the most common reason that mail ballots were rejected, according to federal officials. With record numbers of people voting by mail this cycle, ballots thrown out for signature problems and other issues have the potential to decide races where the margin of victory is slim.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From the Los Angeles Times Oct. 28, 2020: Mail-in ballots are pouring in by the millions to election offices across the country, getting stacked and prepared for processing. But before the count comes the signature test. Election workers eyeball voter … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[42874],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-140066","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-voter-fraud"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t