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Up to 29 days before election day, county elections officials can begin processing and verifying all vote-by-mail ballots to ensure the ballot envelopes are signed and the signatures match the signatures on file.

Panic buttons and bulletproof glass have been installed at election offices, which are also monitoring mail for envelopes laced with fentanyl.

Rows of workers inspect the envelopes for any damage or oddities before they wind their way through a multi-step process that includes a ballot count, a signature check and removing the ballot from the envelope.

“They want to see changes made. And if they can’t vote, we can possibly even have... teams go out to them with ballots and bring the ballot back in sealed envelopes.”

The rainforest envelopes all, the orchestra percussion rich and curious.