Elections Commission moves toward adding barcodes to better track absentee ballots

The state Elections Commission voted unanimously Saturday to move toward adding intelligent barcodes to absentee ballots so they can be better tracked in future elections after a record number were cast this spring.
Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe said the move would “add a lot of accountability” to the state’s absentee ballots in anticipation that the more than 1.1 million residents who vot...