The first batch of Sample Ballot & Voter Information Pamphlets is almost ready for delivery to the post office on Sept. 26. As the printer puts the final touches on the bindings, the Sample Ballot & Voter Information Pamphlets will be delivered to the mail house to get labeled with voter and polling addresses.
From there, the booklets will be sent to the post office for delivery. Booklets are scheduled to start hitting mailboxes on Sept. 27.
Because of the printing and mailing limitations, not all Sample Ballot & Official Voter Information Pamphlets will arrive at the same time. Mailing is done as labels are printed, and labels are printed as books are received by the printer.
Printing is scheduled to complete the largest number of books in a given style first, which helps us to maintain efficiency. Ballot style numbers are designated for each book that contains the exact same content (including ballot contests) for multiple precincts. For example, ballot style “1″ includes almost 47,000 voters from 80 precincts. Once this ballot style has been fully labeled and delivered, the mail house will move on to the next. There are 65 ballot styles for this election.
Itching to check out your Sample Ballot & Voter Information Pamphlet now? Check out www.shapethefuture.org. We’ve separated out the Sample Ballot from the Voter Information Pamphlet for your convenience. The informational pages can be found on http://www.shapethefuture.org/documents/78%20Sample%20Ballot.pdf.
For a copy of your Sample Ballot, go to the voter registration confirmation page on www.shapethefuture.org/voters/voter_status.asp. After filling out the requisite fields, click “Confirm” and your information will populate along with a link to your actual Sample Ballot. This is a new feature on www.shapethefuture.org, so definitely make sure to check it out!
