How do I know if my signature on my mail-in ballot matches

[jg10003]

My signature on record? I have been registered at my current home for 20 years. My penmanship has always been erratic and my hand is a lot less steady than it was.

[mzmolly]

1. Can you follow up?

Watch the progress?

I might try your local SOS. Typically, there will be similarities even if your less steady.

[Karadeniz]

2. That's been a problem elsewhere, causing vote rejection. I think I've heard that in some states

The voter is to be notified.

[samnsara]

6. im in wash state and yes I was notified..

..thats why you get those in asap.

[Sogo]

3. Call your auditor's office and ask about it.

[brooklynite]

4. Depending on your State, you can track whether your ballot has been received and validated.

[Beartracks]

8. I just saw something about that -- maybe here at DU?

[brooklynite]

10. " How to track your ballot like a UPS package"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/09/18/online-ballot-tracking/

[Beartracks]

12. Thank you!!

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[samnsara]

5. mail it in early..i was dinged on my signature and was asked to re sign it..

..give yourself time in case that happens.

[Mossfern]

7. I didn't remember

whether I sign with my middle initial. My printed ballot had it, but I don't remember ever using it.
I signed without it.

[Under The Radar]

9. Arthritis has destroyed my writing

[dweller]

11. i would look at my sig

on driver's license ... try to sign like that



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[Ms. Toad]

24. Not a safe strategy -

unless your driver's license is not renewed (with a new signature every few years).

The issue is that your signature changes over time. Most people don't renew their voter registration every few years (the way you renew your driver's license) and their signatures drifts - sometimes dramatically.

My current signature looks nothing (literally nothing) like the signature on file with the SOS - but it matches my driver's license signature perfectly. I've been called on it at least twice when I vote in person and temporarily forget how much it has changed and accidentally use today's signature.

The problem when you mail your ballot in is that calling you on it takes at least a week (verifying the ID, including siguature - notifying you that your signature doesn't match, fixing your signature and sending it back in). Fortunately I do recall what my voter's registration signature looks like and can still mimic it. But if I mimicked my driver's license - it would (correctly) be rejected.

These aren't my signatures - but my 30-year old signature style is close to the first one; my current signature is relatively close to the s second one:

[beachbumbob]

13. You can go into your county clerks office and check if your voting

info and voting rolls are kept there

[doc03]

14. My signature has changed over the years. Why is it

you can make an x or draw a straight line on a credit card reader and it accepts it but it has to be perfect to vote?
What about kids now days that don't learn cursive?

[Lochloosa]

15. I was able to send an updated signature. Check with your local election office.

[rzemanfl]

18. Thanks for this info. My signature is awful, always has been and is

getting worse with age. I will look into that on Monday here in Pinellas County.

[Lochloosa]

21. Duval County here. Good luck.

[rzemanfl]

22. Saw that in your profile. n/t

[msongs]

16. if you used an initial in your name, the ballot signing must also have the initial even if u don't

sign with an initial anymore, also if u add one now but didnt used to

[Thunderbeast]

17. I get an Email confirming my ballot is accepted.

Multnomah County Oregon.

Conveniently voting by mail for over 20 years.

This should have been standard practice for decades.

[Totally Tunsie]

19. You can update your signature at the City Clerk's office,

and it's recommended you do so if it's been many years since first registering.

In many states, you can verify your ballot has been accepted by signing in at the
Secretary of State's website.

[csziggy]

20. In Florida you can send in a registration update with your current signature

Same as you, my signature is erratic and depends on how well my hands are working, the pen used, if it a touch pad (and if they provide a stylus or make you use your finger), the angle at which the surface is, and other factors.

[marybourg]

23. Every state and administration is different.

In my state the Registrar called and asked if there was some reason why my DH’s signature had changed so much. I told her he had Parkinson’s Disease. She offered to send witnesses if he could only make an X.

[hlthe2b]

25. I always sign mine twice. The first on the envelope with my middle name (which THEY include, but I

have NEVER used in my legal signature), and then AGAIN underneath with my legal signature. They've always accepted it so?...

But, if your signature is similar to that on your driver's license, it probably hasn't changed THAT much.

[Voltaire2]

26. I took a picture of the signature I used on the application.

So I have what they will use for comparison.
Also my state has to notify you if there is a problem and you can track your ballot status online.