Massachusetts S502 establishes the right for every citizen to have a secret ballot when voting by mail.

Massachusetts S502 introduces a secrecy envelope for all vote-by-mail ballots, ensuring that a voter's choice remains confidential. Currently, when a voter completes their ballot and places it in the return envelope provided by the town clerk, their ballot is no longer secret. The bill mandates that each ballot be placed in a secrecy envelope, which is then sealed and placed in the return envelope. This change aims to protect the voter's privacy by ensuring that no one can identify whose ballot it is.

Massachusetts S502 establishes the right for every citizen to have a secret ballot when voting by mail.

Massachusetts S502 introduces a secrecy envelope for all vote-by-mail ballots, ensuring that a voter's choice remains confidential. Currently, when a voter completes their ballot and places it in the return envelope provided by the town clerk, their ballot is no longer secret. The bill mandates that each ballot be placed in a secrecy envelope, which is then sealed and placed in the return envelope. This change aims to protect the voter's privacy by ensuring that no one can identify whose ballot it is.