If you’re casting an absentee ballot, you will notice that the envelopes will look different from now on. Joel Watson with the Secretary of State’s Office says besides incorporating larger print and easier to read instructions, the new envelopes will incorporate changes in election laws that the legislature passed in the last couple years.
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“Only one person can witness an absentee ballot that isn’t a non-family member, putting the witness’ address on there, so that we can ensure that people aren’t witnessing more ballots than they’re legally allowed to,” Watson explained.
Watson says the new envelopes are much more colorful – for a good reason.
“The new absentee ballot envelopes are going to include some color-coded envelopes, so that when voters look at them, they’ll know in which order they need to fill out the ballot, where they need to complete information on the ballot and how to put them back in the pre-addressed envelope,” Watson said.
Watson says the ultimate goal of the redesigned envelopes is to make it simpler to cast absentee ballots.
“The instructions are much simpler. And, with the color coding and with the number coding on each envelope, it’s going to be easier for voters to follow the instructions step by step when they’re filling out these absentee ballots,” Watson said.
