AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF TWO ENVELOPES FOR EARLY VOTING BALLOTS FOR PURPOSES OF SECRECY OF SUCH BALLOTS.

SB 508 requires voters casting early ballots to use two envelopes, similar to the current process for absentee ballots, to protect ballot secrecy. The bill mandates that early voting ballots be placed inside a secrecy envelope (which remains unmarked) before being inserted into a second outer envelope for submission. This change directly affects voters who choose early in-person voting by adding a step to maintain the confidentiality of their ballot choices. The law aims to align early voting ballot handling with existing absentee ballot procedures to preserve voter privacy.