Mich. Admin. Code R. 168.23 - Redeeming qualities
Rule 3.
(1) In
determining whether an absent voter ballot application signature or absent
voter ballot envelope signature agrees sufficiently with a signature on file,
election officials shall consider whether any redeeming qualities are present.
The bureau of elections shall provide examples of signatures with redeeming
qualities and questionable signatures.
(2) Redeeming qualities include, but are not
limited to, the following:
(a) Similar
distinctive flourishes.
(b) More
matching features than nonmatching features.
(c) Signature features do not match because
it appears as if the voter's hand is trembling or shaking.
(d) Only part of the signature matches the
signature on file, for example, if only the first letters of the first and last
name match.
(e) Signature is
partially printed but partially matches the signature on file.
(f) Signature is a recognized diminutive of
the voter's full legal name.
(g)
Signature omits a middle name, replaces a middle name with an initial, or
replaces a middle initial with a name.
(h) Signature style has changed slightly from
signature on file.
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