County boards could allow voters to scan ballots without envelopes

County election boards could let voters scan marked paper ballots without secrecy envelopes. The process would cover early voting and election day in counties whose election boards approve it. The voting system must be able to remove scanned votes. Voters would hand marked ballots to an election officer, who would direct them to the scanner. Officials could not count scanned absentee ballots before election day.

Most voters could cast early ballots in person during a 16-day window. The 16-day window covers most voters at designated county offices or satellite sites. Eligible absent service members have a separate window. Most voters could start 16 days before election day and vote until noon the day before. Eligible absent service members could begin 28 days before and vote until noon on election day.