Secretary of State Shirley Weber refutes viral claims that holes in ballot envelopes allow election officials to see how Californians voted on Proposition 50.

The holes are an accessibility feature for sight-impaired voters.

Republican leaders opposing the measure worry false conspiracy theories spreading online could suppress voter turnout against it on Nov. 4.

California Secretary of State Shirley Weber on Monday pushed back against a torrent of misinformation on social media sites claiming that mail-in ballots for the state’s Nov. 4 special election are purposefully designed to disclose how people voted.

Weber, the state’s top elections official, refuted claims by some Republicans and far-right partisans that holes on ballot envelopes allow election officials to see how Californians

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