California had a contract with Center for Civic Design/Oxide Design Co. for envelopes with holes back in 2017:
https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/vote-by-mail/pdf/guidance.pdf
Funny
Oxide Design Co also seemed to fuck up their one job in Florida too
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/national/beat-bad-ballot-design-and-make-sure-vote-counts/
Here's their Board:
https://civicdesign.org/about/directors/
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