Some typical issues are no one watching the signature being made and the person signing has already walked away, and their signature is like a dr or lawyer, whereby no one can read it. So, most places are capturing signature + printed name. Some signers can't recall how they registered to vote and may skip over using a middle initial or middle name etc...
So, there is a small percentage that will not pass the registrar.
Dupes are OK, the registrar will filter those out, even when these come at different locations/submitters (e.g., I signed at an event and signed at a FFL) . No one is recommending to purposefully sign at more than one location.
Some families will try to sign for their spouse and shouldn't, so if the handwriting looks identical for both spouses on adjacent lines, it can be questioned.
I'm just passing on info I've learned from those seasoned petitioner...
I'm not the signature sheriff; though to pay a professional petition signing company, is somewhere between $70-$10/per name vs our 11 cents per petition sheet, so take up 2-3 lines to get your signature down so the registrar can also understand it. The campaign is not commenting on ones signature style or legibility - be yourself; if I can't read it, then the registrar can't read it, so we kindly ask the signer to print their name also.
I am trying to advise folks who sign, take your time, check your registration with the QR code with the state database before signing. Some people registered 20+ years ago and can't recall how they registered - middle initial vs full middle name ; Bill vs William, etc...
Campaign was given sound advice, go for 70,000+ signatures, so after validation screening by town clerks/registrar, and sheet acceptance with Secretary of State we have >50,000 validated signatures.
Most of us in the sporting community have had to learn the ropes from others who do this all the time, usually those involved with election campaigns for candidates and other affinity groups who file for referendum ballots. Most sportsmen roll their eyes after listening to the sausage making rules.... We are focused on the signatures and welcome any FFL, business, club, or individual to take on the task of collecting signatures.
This website has all the instructions and tools to capture signatures and help signers cross-check their names as registered; invest 30 minutes of time to become self-trained.
The campaign has invested in pre-printed forms, to avoid home printer issues of an electronic petition sheet being invalidated downstream due to low toner, streaks, peition printed at 98% of original size, etc....
In most cases, we can get pre-printed sheets into someone's hands in less than 2 days and many cases same day. Or pinch a few from a FFL and we replenish sheets when we do our weekly pass throughs.
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We'll have a new raw signature count to report out tomorrow after our evening cross-state number roll-up for this weeks efforts.
wtf difference would that make. Some of you guys must walk around with shit in your pants all day long. 
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