Clallam County voters are finding that their primary election ballot envelopes look different this year from last year’s.
The envelopes for the Clallam County ballots, which were mailed Wednesday for the Aug. 6 election, have a yellow bar on the left side with the Auditor’s Office insignia at the top and “Your Official Ballot” in bold in the middle of the yellow bar, Clallam County Auditor Patty Rosand said.
The secrecy and return envelopes have similar bars, but in green, Rosand said, adding that the ballots themselves have not changed.
No change in Jefferson
Ballots mailed to Jefferson County voters this week do not have the modified envelopes, Jefferson County Auditor Donna Eldridge said.
Rosand said the secretary of state commissioned new designs to help correct mistakes voters were making when returning their ballots.
She said the Clallam County Auditor’s Office chose the new design from several offered by the state.
The new designs are meant to attract attention to signature areas, insertion directions and return instructions, Rosand explained.
The new colors also will help auditor’s offices separate returned ballots from other county government mail, Rosand said.
Ballots in both Clallam and Jefferson counties were mailed out Wednesday, and both auditors said voters should be receiving them already.
Rosand said if Clallam County voters do not get their ballot by Tuesday, they should phone 360-417-2221 and ask for a replacement ballot.
Eldridge said if Jefferson County voters do not get their ballot by about Monday, they should phone 360-385-9119 and ask for a replacement ballot.
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