MS SB2020

Requires absentee ballots be placed in an unmarked envelope inside the official affidavit envelope to maintain ballot secrecy.

Updates absentee ballot procedures to have election managers open the unmarked envelope during counting rather than at the time of initial processing.

Modifies instructions and certificates for absentee voters to reflect the two-envelope system and clarify the sequence of ballot handling.

Applies to all absentee balloting methods including those using direct recording electronic voting systems and optical scanners.

Effective July 1, 2020.