By The Star Staff
State Elections Commission (SEC) Alternate Chairwoman Jessika Padilla Rivera said Sunday that the SEC has begun the process of mailing ballots to voters who requested the early voting option.
The process was slated to begin Oct. 5. The SEC received about 184,000 requests from voters seeking to vote in advance and to cast absentee ballots as part of the November general election. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5.
Padilla Rivera said the SEC mailed about 3,400 envelopes with ballots for voters in10 precincts.
“It is important that these voters who will receive the ballots proceed to cast their vote, following the instructions attached to the envelope, and that they return them to the Commission by mail in the pre-addressed envelope as soon as possible,” she said.
The ballots must be returned on or before Nov. 5. Voters must attach copies of their voter registration card or any other valid identification to the ballots.
Padilla Rivera also confirmed that the SEC continued to record and approve requests over the weekend. Prior to the most recent shipment, the commission had already begun sending absentee ballots to voters outside of Puerto Rico.
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