GREENSBORO, N.C. — Sometimes weird things happen. When it’s something that could affect your vote, instead of wondering if something is wrong, ask 2WTK.
Vernice wrote:
I received my official ballot. The absentee voting instructions say there are three items enclosed: your official ballot, these instructions and your return envelope. But, I had a fourth item, a white envelope with my return address on it.
Should my ballot be placed in it then in the ‘official ballot return envelope?'
I believe I heard in another state a ballot was rejected on the grounds of not being in the smaller envelope.
2WTK asked the Guilford County Board of Elections about it.
"I think this voter has our official ballot, but I think they also have a request form sent by one of the ‘other’ organizations, Director Charlie Collicutt said. "I believe they've mixed up the contents from the two different mailings".
We're all getting a lot of election mail these days, it’s not hard to see how it could happen.
To clarify, there are three items in the ballot mailed to you:
Ballot
Instructions Official Envelope
The official envelope should have a place for you to sign and a place for a witness to sign. This is all you need.
The state has step-by-step instructions for you, including not to put anything else into the official envelope beside the ballot.