Your post refers to the process of verifying absentee ballots. My post refers to the process of verifying the eligibility to vote in-person. Each in-person voter is subject to a signature match between the form filled out at the poll and the signature on the photo ID, except for first-time voters (for some odd reason).
The consent decree was about absentee ballots. It is here:
https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.gand.283580/gov.uscourts.gand.283580.1.1.pdf