DOTHAN, Ala (WDHN) — Over a dozen provisional ballots from Dothan’s municipal election may not be counted because some of the verification forms were incorrectly sealed. Dothan City Clerk ...

Provisional ballots are meant to be a fail-safe for voters at the polls, to be used when there are questions about eligibility or whether someone has already voted.

These provisional ballots are sealed in envelopes that, by law, cannot be opened despite efforts to get these votes counted.

Provisional ballot envelopes have even more requirements that could trip up an eligible voter. Voters have to sign the outer affidavit envelope in two separate places and write their address.

A provisional ballot voter is asked to follow these instructions: -Complete in front of election officials the sections on the provisional ballot envelope labeled Voter Affidavit, Voter Signature ...

The state department received design feedback on provisional ballots from county elections officials in Philadelphia, Berks, Butler, Mercer and Greene counties, it said.

Over a dozen provisional ballots from Dothan’s municipal election may not be counted because some of the verification forms were incorrectly sealed. Dothan City Clerk Wendy Shiver tells WDHN that out ...