Vote and return your ballot.
Returned ballots are run through an industrial mail sorter that date and time stamps the ballot, compares the barcode on the envelope to data from the voter registration database, and captures the signature image on the envelope. The mail sorter will also isolate returned envelopes that are oversized. These will be reviewed manually and if more than one ballot set (two cards) is found inside the envelope, neither ballot will count.
Only one ballot is counted per active voter record. Prior to signature verification, the ballot is checked against the statewide voter database to ensure the voter has not voted anywhere else in California.