Viral videos are circulating in the lead-up to California’s Nov. 4 special election on Proposition 50, that the small holes ...

Some counties have punched holes in envelopes as a way to help visually impaired voters. Social media posts claim it’s a way ...

California vote-by-mail envelopes differ by county, so not all envelopes have holes and not all envelope holes reveal voting marks. However, the punched-in holes are considered best practice in the ...

Mail-in ballots are now out for the Proposition 50 special election, and some County voters are noticing holes in their ...

October 7, 2025 - Sacramento, Calif. – California county elections officials have begun mailing vote-by-mail ballots for the November 4, 2025 Statewide Special Election to each active registered voter ...

Voters across the state have until Monday, October 20, to register for the November 4 Statewide Special Election, where they ...

California Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber today clarified information about the Nov. 4, 2025, Statewide Special Election ballot envelopes. “We have ...

California's secretary of state refutes viral claims that holes in ballot envelopes allow election officials to see how ...