Ballot envelope holes explained: accessibility and counting checks

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Ballot envelope holes explained: accessibility and counting checks
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Two small holes on mail-in ballot envelopes serve two purposes—guiding visually impaired voters to the signature line so they can sign privately, and helping election workers verify the envelopes are empty during counting—designed on a Center for Civic Design recommendation and not for viewing how someone voted. This LAist brief also rounds up other headlines, including FIFA World Cup opening ceremonies, a California privacy settlement with General Motors, RFK Inspiration Park fencing in Koreatown, and a Canvas outage affecting finals.

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