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no_hypocrisy

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1. Tell me about it!

Reply to Jk23 (Original post)

Sun Nov 10, 2024, 07:09 PM

Nov 2024

I'm a poll worker in NJ and noted that young'uns signatures look more like modern art than legible names. And they often don't match the signatures on file with their voter registration.

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Gen Z voters' signatures are causing problems for Nevada ballot counters [View all] Jk23 Nov 2024 OP

Tell me about it! no_hypocrisy Nov 2024 #1

If legibility is a criterion for authenticity... The Madcap Nov 2024 #4

More reproducibility than legibility. Those who never learn cursive have a very hard time producing anything hlthe2b Nov 2024 #10

Damn, never thought of that.......shit. a kennedy Nov 2024 #2

In New Mexico, I just tell them my name, PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2024 #3

The PutinGOP probably used this to their advantage? Irish_Dem Nov 2024 #5

Cursive isn't taught in many places now madville Nov 2024 #6

Ha! I cannot imagine developing a consistent digital signature. TheKentuckian Nov 2024 #9

It'll be a physical chip or digital token madville Nov 2024 #16

Damn it is tough to consider all the eventualities. TheKentuckian Nov 2024 #7

Gee... Maybe they should have taught cursive in school after all. hlthe2b Nov 2024 #8

I remember reading an article some time back about how younger people niyad Nov 2024 #19

During my years in casino security I had to oasis Nov 2024 #11

I have spent time teaching my Ontheboundry Nov 2024 #12

I am 60 years old and learned cursive. My signature on a pen screen is nothing like pen and paper. localroger Nov 2024 #13

71 years old and perhaps now still fairly techie (for my age) ;- bfoxmatt Nov 2024 #18

I feel good if the digital image even looks like it could be my name! karynnj Nov 2024 #14

I'm a senior and have a terrible signature. duncang Nov 2024 #15

It's the similar problem with drivers' licenses FakeNoose Nov 2024 #17