Ballot Verification

Per California law, when we receive a ballot from a voter, we compare the signature on the ballot envelope to the signature(s) the voter has previously registered with. The reason we verify signatures on Vote by Mail Ballots is to help ensure the ballot we received is from the voter it was intended for and to help protect voters against voter fraud. 

Plumas County Elections employees have undergone certified forensic signature verification training.

*Note: If your signature has changed, it is important that you re-register to vote with your new signature, so that we have all available signatures on file to compare to your ballot envelope.

For information regarding the Signature verification process, see Article 6 of California Code of Regulations: Petition Processing, Signature Verification, Ballot Processing, and Ballot Counting.

I RECEIVED A NOTICE THAT THE SIGNATURE ON MY BALLOT COULD NOT BE VERIFIED OR THAT MY BALLOT WAS NOT SIGNED.

If you received notice that the signature provided on your Vote-By-Mail ballot envelope does not match the signature on file in your voter record or you received a notice that you did not sign your returned Vote-By-Mail ballot envelope, you may complete and return a Ballot Envelope Signature Issue Form to ensure your ballot is counted. The return options are provided on the form. All signatures are verified with your voter registration card and your driver's license signature if you have registered through the DMV. Received Ballot Envelope Signature Issue Forms will be scanned into your voter file and used for future signature verification.

I RECEIVED A GENERAL BALLOT ISSUE NOTICE

Along with your blue ballot envelope requiring a signature, you are also required to write your residential address. Addresses are required to ensure you are a Plumas County Voter and that you are voting a ballot for the district in which you live. Certain races, like special county districts, are location specific. If you receive a general Ballot Issue Notice, it is likely that your residential address was not written on your blue ballot return envelope or the address written does not match the most current address located in your voter registration file. Please contact our office to remedy this issue.