Tazewell County voters can track their vote-by-mail ballot through a tracking number

Tazewell County voters who choose to vote-by-mail for the Nov. 5 election should have confidence that their ballot will arrive on time at the county clerk's office.

"That's because voters can monitor the progress of their ballot. They've been empowered to do so," said Tazewell County Clerk/Recorder John Ackerman.

The reason for Ackerman's optimism is the county's new collaboration with KNOWiNK, a Missouri-based company that is printing and mailing vote-by-mail ballots to voters. Votes will still be opened and tabulated in Ackerman's office.

At the bottom of each vote-by-mail ballot is a perforated section that needs to be ripped off before the ballot is mailed. The section contains a ballot tracking number, and a website and QR code that can be used to track the ballot.

A vote-by-mail ballot won't fit in the return envelope without removing the slip with the tracking information.




https://www.wcbu.org/local-news/2024-09-30/tazewell-county-voters-can-track-their-vote-by-mail-ballot-through-a-tracking-number