The state of Nevada in the recent presidential election distinguished itself in an unexpected way: when checking the ballots that voters sent by mail, "problematic" signatures were found in several thousand letters. It turned out that the voters signed the election sheets differently than in their own documents, which increased the time for checking the ballots for authenticity.
One of the theories of the state authorities is that the younger generation rarely uses real signatures and is more accustomed to virtual ticks and applications. Another theory is related to the educational reform that was carried out back in 2010: then handwriting was excluded from compulsory disciplines, so today the States are faced with a generation that mainly writes in block letters. After the abolition of the compulsory subject, 45 out of 50 American states removed penmanship from the curriculum, but in recent years many schools have begun to include it back in the list of subjects for elementary school.
