Why do alumni have to sign the outside of the ballot envelope?
It’s all about a voter’s right to privacy versus the necessity of confirming that only qualified voters (IU grads) are participating in the election. IC 21-20-3-9 requires that “ballots and the containers in which such ballots are submitted” must be designed so that the librarian may confirm whether voters are eligible to vote without knowing for whom they voted. Since a signature is a required part of the validation process, this means the signature must be visible on the outside of the ballot envelope and not on the ballot itself. Voters who are concerned about identity theft may either vote online at http://TrusteeElection.iu.edu or enclose their signed ballot envelope within another envelope and mail it to us.
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