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Mistakes happen. This is a reminder that the best source of voting information is your state’s Secretary of State.

Election correction: Sign absentee envelope, not ballot

Bee staff

Published: Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008

Mail-in voters must sign their ballot envelopes for their votes to be counted.

They must not sign their ballots. Signed ballots will not be counted and will be discarded.

An editorial in The Sacramento Bee today incorrectly advises mail-in voters to sign their ballots.

In an e-mail to the Sacramento Bee Editorial Board, state election officials reminded voters that “they must sign their ballot envelopes and absolutely not sign ballots themselves. Under state law, a signed ballot that allows the voter to be identified by others must be discarded.”

So, mail-in voters remember: Sign the ballot envelope only. Do not sign the ballot.

http://www.sacbee.com/1089/story/1337966.html

Here are some other information sources that may help you decide or help you find what you are looking for.

League of Women Voters

Project Vote Smart

The California Voting Foundation

Verified Voting

I Own My Vote, PUMA, The Denver Group, Just Say No Deal