Officials say the risk of exposure on a paper surface is low. Additionally, the ballot paper inside the mailer has been "untouched for at least a week from the time it was stuffed, taken to USPS and in transit to your mailbox."
And not only is this step unnecessary but it could cost voters their vote, officials cautioned.
If a high alcohol content liquid like hand sanitizer is used, it can smear the ink on the page which would make the ballot "unreadable," Haynes added.
For those who dropped off destroyed ballots, officials were able to provide them with a new ballot and void the ruined one so they could still vote.
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