I think I might just have a little larger-than-normal natural variation in my signature. This was post-vote-by-mail, and they both called and emailed. I responded both ways, but never talked to a human, and never received any kind of response. I did confirm later through the King County website that my vote had been counted, though. So other than the black hole part, it was pretty smooth.
I’m a Washington voter. My assumption has always been that they don’t check the signature on a routine basis, but use it when there is something that leads them to suspect a problem.
I’m sure this wouldn’t happen in Washington, but in a red state I’d imagine the “something” might include hailing from a black neighborhood or having a “black-sounding” name. :dubious:
ETA: I hate vote-by-mail.