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Board discusses opening absentee envelopes earlier and tightens guidance on drop-off locations
Summary
Facing nearly 25,000 absentee ballots, the St. Joseph County Election Board asked staff to prepare a resolution to allow opening external absentee envelopes beginning Saturday and advised voters to bring ballots to the county/city building on election day to ensure chain-of-custody.
The St. Joseph County Election Board discussed accelerating the schedule for opening absentee envelopes and clarified ballot drop-off procedures as officials prepare for heavy ballot volume.
Election staff reported a large backlog of absentee ballots: "We're close to 25,000," Speaker 6 said. Board members discussed opening the external envelopes (signature verification and preparation for tabulation) earlier than the…
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