Your signature is no longer needed
First required in 1677 in place of marking an ‘X’ on legal documents, handwritten signatures are becoming obsolete
During the 2018 mid-term elections in the USA, tens of thousands of absentee mail-in ballots were rejected. The reason according to the United States Election Assistance Commission: a “non-matching signature” on the ballot versus the one on file.
It’s not hard to see why this would be the case. Other than celebrities with distinctive signatures they have honed over the years, some even taking lessons or practicing to get it just right, most of us rarely sign our name with pen to paper anymore.
I suppose if you get to the place where your handwritten signature is important or valuable you might take the time to get it just right. For example, an original signature from John Lennon in good condition can fetch up to $100,000 US today. In fact, an original signature from any one of the four members of the Beatles is extremely valuable.
Sign here please — on this tablet
It just seems wrong somehow to think of Paul McCartney signing his name on an electronic pad for a FedEX delivery.
