All that could mean a call from state or county investigators and possibly a criminal probe. Legislation being pushed by Rep. John Kavanagh (R-Fountain Hills) would alter state laws on early ballots. Those statutes now say that when a ballot comes in by mail, election workers compare the signature on the envelope with what they have on file, whether from prior elections or other records. If they appear to match, that's the end of it and the ballot is tallied. If they don't, election workers attempt to contact voters to find out if they actually cast the ballot and any reasons why the signature has changed, with the most common reasons include age or illness. An affirmative response from the voter "cure" the ballot and ends the process. Otherwise the ballot is not counted.