Action | Action Making an Illegible or Missing Postmark an Immaterial Omission on Absentee Ballot Envelopes |
Stage | Proposed |
Comment Period | Ended on 10/2/2020 |
Preserve the post mark provision.
The postmark provision validates that the ballot was submitted within the required legal timeframe. Only the post office can postmark a document, which is a uniform metric for certifying that the rules were followed.