I just got my absentee ballot for the November election. Why is there a hole punch in the envelope? I know it's supposed to be there, but what's the purpose? If they hole punch your ballot through there, won't it possibly punch out the vote you marked? I just want to know what the hole is for! It says nothing about it in any of the instructions.|||So they can tell without opening the envelope that you actually sent the ballot back. Absentee ballots are not counted until after the polls close. So they do not want to waste time by opening empty envelopes .|||I'm in Northern California and our ballots - both absentee and in person come with a little security envelope. The security envelope has a small hole (about 3/8") right in the middle on both sides.
I don't know for certain, but I would guess it has to do with the machinery that the ballots are run through for counting. Either the hole is so the machine knows the envelope isn't empty, or it's to help the machine remove the ballot from the envelope. |||Hmm.... couldn't tell ya.
Obama / Biden 08!!|||I believe it's so they can determine if there is anything in the envelope. But I'm just guessing.
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