A naked ballot is a mail-in or absentee ballot lacking an outer envelope with the voterโs signature
on it. It is illegal to accept the naked ballot as the outer envelope provides the only way to verify a
voterโs identity.
The illegal acceptance of naked ballots appears to be particularly acute in Pennsylvania as a result
of ill-advised โguidanceโ issued by the Secretary of State โ a registered Democrat50
โ that such naked ballots be counted.
This issuance of such guidance, in violation of state law,51 appears to be a blatant attempt by a
Democrat politician to boost the count for Joe Biden as it was clear that Democrats would be voting disproportionately higher through mail-in ballots. This incident is especially egregious because when the Pennsylvania Supreme Court rejected this guidance, the Secretary of State refused to issue new guidance directing election officials to NOT count non-compliant mail-in or absentee ballots.