- (1) Return and ballot envelopes shall meet USPS Official Election Mail-Graphic Guidelines and Logos standards, Publication 631, incorporated by reference in this rule.
- (2) Return ballot envelopes shall comply with Subsection 20A-3a-202(4).
- (3) Return envelopes shall contain the address of the election office or county clerk where the ballots are to be returned as both the addressee and the return address.
- (4) Each envelope shall contain markings that show the election to which the envelope belongs. If the affidavit is removed from the envelope, both the envelope and the affidavit shall contain the date of the election.
- (5) Each PII provided by the voter for ballot verification shall not be visible on the outside of the envelope once sealed.
- (6) Each return envelope shall contain the unique identifying number that corresponds to a ballot record issued to a voter in the voter registration system. If the affidavit is removed from the envelope, both the envelope and the affidavit shall contain the unique identifying number.
- (7) Return ballot envelopes shall contain cross-hatching unless other measures are taken to ensure that a ballot cannot be read through the envelope.
The county clerk shall ensure that envelopes used to mail out and return ballots meet the requirements of this section. The provisions in this section take effect by the sooner of January 1, 2026 or the next time ballot envelopes are ordered.
KEY: ballot, ballot envelope, ballot printing
Date of Last Change: October 23, 2025
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 20A-6-108, 20A-3a-106