Matching signatures on absentee ballots is virtually the only way to (mostly) ensure that the person who filled in the ballot is the actual voter. Without that, it's meaningless, you cannot prove who filled in the ballot.
It's supposed to be that the signature on an absentee ballot is compared to a signature on file for the voter -- this could be a driver's license or state-issued ID. Absentee's aren't really secret ballots. The rejection rate for absentee ballots for this election was absurdly low.
Matching signatures on absentee ballots is virtually the only way to (mostly) ensure that the person who filled in the ballot is the actual voter. Without that, it's meaningless, you cannot prove who filled in the ballot.
It's supposed to be that the signature on an absentee ballot is compared to a signature on file for the voter -- this could be a driver's license or state-issued ID. Absentee's aren't really secret ballots. The rejection rate for absentee ballots for this election was absurdly low.