Vermont

Dittos are allowed.

Printed name is not required if legal signature is unambiguously legible.

The soft match shortcut is used in Vermont, but it is not really for soft matching. Because no address is provided, there is no -a0. As long as the name and city match, it is a match. If the name is exact (no nickname) and unique per city, it's a hard match. If the name is found but not unique or is a nickname, and the city matches, it's a soft match. This is the same as Alabama and different than how hard and soft matching work for all other states.

John = Jonathan for soft matching in Vermont as long as the city matches.

Treat any combo of town names as the same town, such West Rutland and Rutland City.