How to Use return envelope in a Sentence

return envelope

noun
  • The ballot will be separated from the return envelope to preserve the secrecy of your ballot, and it then will be tallied.
    John Woolfolk, Mercury News, 18 May 2026
  • The mailers included two petitions, a prepaid return envelope and a campaign card.
    Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Ballots are sorted Vote-by-mail ballots are placed in one of four mail sorters, which scan the barcode on the return envelope and take a photo of the voter’s signature.
    Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
  • Once your vote-by-mail ballot is received by your county elections official, your signature on the return envelope will be compared to the signature in your voter registration record.
    John Woolfolk, Mercury News, 18 May 2026
  • To reduce those mistakes, Clay County includes instructions with every mail ballot packet, highlights the section requiring notarization and places another reminder on the return envelope before voters seal it.
    Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026
  • When Allegheny County Elections has processed the request, staff will send out a packet of accessible voting material, including a return envelope and a secrecy envelope, as well as an email with instructions for how to access the ballot.
    Finch Walker, USA Today, 6 May 2026
  • When Allegheny County Elections has processed the request, staff will send out a packet of accessible voting material, including a return envelope and a secrecy envelope, as well as an email with instructions for how to access the ballot.
    Finch Walker, USA Today, 11 May 2026
  • Terrebonne resident Emmanuelle Bossé told public broadcaster CBC Radio-Canada in May her ballot was returned to sender because of an incorrect postal code on the return envelope provided by the national elections commission.
    Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025

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