Dear PoPville

“Any idea what purpose they serve?”

“Dear PoPville,

I received my absentee ballot from DCBOE the other day, and I’m curious about the holes punched through both the return ballot envelope and secrecy sleeve. These holes appear to be a deliberate feature, but they seem odd nevertheless. Any idea what purpose they serve? It didn’t seem quite worth bothering the DCBOE hotline over, given other more critical priorities around running the election.”