Specifically, high-volume signature verification is a farce.
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Yesterday, we walked thru my linked experiences: getting a Maryland driver’s license, registering to vote, requesting an absentee ballot and casting an absentee ballot.
The key takeaways:
- As part of the D/L process, the state captured an electronic facsimile of my signature (that I etch-a-sketched on an electronic keypad)
- Also as part of the D/L process, I registered to vote … and, my electronic facsimile signature was posted to my voting registration.
- Later, I requested an absentee ballot online. When I did, I provided basic ID info but no signature — just a checked box indicating that I agreed to an electronic non-signing
- When I sent in my absentee ballot, I manually signed the over-wrapping secrecy envelope — not the ballot.
Now, the million dollar question: Given the above takeaways, how did my ballot get verified?
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