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Colorado

hlthe2b

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20. I lived/voted in Denver for more than 15 years. The privacy shield/folio/partial envelope has always

Reply to locks (Reply #19)

Sat Oct 10, 2020, 11:10 PM

Oct 2020

been included for a mail-in ballot. Likewise in every election, including the recent primary in Larimer County, until this one.

So, yes, if you are aware of the controversy in other states (e.g., Pennsylvania) where the R's are trying to invalidate ballots mailed in without the privacy envelope (so-called "naked" ballot) then you'd know why this is alarming to a lot of us. While that has always been superflous, it was nonetheless a required component. So, it is critical to know if this has been OFFICIALLY eliminated--whether in one county or statewide.

If you look at some of the other poster's comments, it appears that at least one county (Pueblo) still is requiring them and her instruction language reflected that, while mine did not on this current ballot. I have sent a direct inquiry to our county voter registrar and clerk, who I know slightly. I will post a summary of her reply.

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Got my Colorado ballot today. It appears they dispensed with the "secrecy" envelope... [View all] hlthe2b Oct 2020 OP

Did you double check? dem4decades Oct 2020 #1

Yes. And, here are the exact instructions included: hlthe2b Oct 2020 #5

Get one! Rorey Oct 2020 #2

There was none and here are the instructions that do NOT mention (as they had before) hlthe2b Oct 2020 #3

I guess the county clerks must decide that NT Rorey Oct 2020 #7

Do you still have the instructions for yours? Can you check the language? hlthe2b Oct 2020 #8

Yes, I do Rorey Oct 2020 #9

Interesting. I'd bet a lot of people are going to be confused. I had the secrecy sleeve in primary hlthe2b Oct 2020 #10

You're welcome Rorey Oct 2020 #11

I have heard of fake ballots being maile to people. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2020 #21

I may be mistaken but I think all the hullabulloo about naked ballots is that they were NOT in a GemDigger Oct 2020 #4

that was in Pennsylvania, where the Trump campaign has sued. hlthe2b Oct 2020 #6

I got mine today too. 2naSalit Oct 2020 #12

Did yours include a secrecy sleeve? (see posts upstream) hlthe2b Oct 2020 #13

Oops... 2naSalit Oct 2020 #14

They verify your signature on the signed outer envelope and each ballot has bar code that is linked hlthe2b Oct 2020 #15

Ok. 2naSalit Oct 2020 #16

Ours haven't arrived yet.. mountain grammy Oct 2020 #17

Oh, dear. well, my county voter registrar has returned my emails in years past so hlthe2b Oct 2020 #18

Not sure what you're talking about locks Oct 2020 #19

I lived/voted in Denver for more than 15 years. The privacy shield/folio/partial envelope has always hlthe2b Oct 2020 #20

WOW! Just got off the phone w Larimer County Registrar Angela Myers who called after seeing email hlthe2b Oct 2020 #22

I got mine yesterday in El Paso. This is the last thing on the instruction sheet. Autumn Oct 2020 #23

Yes.. Larimer should have included that language too. See my post #22 hlthe2b Oct 2020 #24

So I just dropped off my ballot (4pm Sunday) at 24 hour. courthouse ballot box... hlthe2b Oct 2020 #25