The Maryland Senate Education, Health & Environmental Affairs Committee will hold a hearing on March 10, at 1 pm, on SB 630. This is the bill that says a signature on a petition is valid, even if the signature is not an exact match with how the voter’s name is listed on voter registration forms.
See the 2002 HAVA law — OBJECTIVE definitions about LEGAL votes.
i.e. none of the mind reading subjective style points stuff.