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ImJamal
on Aug 25, 2024
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4.6M Voter and Election Documents Exposed Online b...
No, but that is a different issue... Signatures are not reliably checked so the claim that it prevents voter fraud is incorrect.
MisterBastahrd
on Aug 25, 2024
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Are we pretending that a society that does everything digitally is going to have consistent signatures worthy of detecting fraudulent activity?
Arainach
on Aug 25, 2024
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>Signatures are not reliably checked
What leads you to believe this?
ImJamal
on Aug 25, 2024
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Because I have just scribbled and it was counted.
davidmurdoch
on Aug 25, 2024
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I draw smiley faces, little sail boats, and other faces on retail receipts. No one has ever challenged me.
Arainach
on Aug 25, 2024
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The verification on retail transactions and on ballots have nothing in common. Signatures on ballots are validated by humans, usually with multiple observers who can object to any specific signature.
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