How to vote “naked” on Election Day

Santa Cruz County voting center on Nov.2, where voters are submitting their ballots on many high-profile races across the county. (Amaya Edwards — Santa Cruz Local/Report for America) SANTA CRUZ Election Day is tomorrow, Tuesday, and the phrase naked voting has been heard around many local voting events and seen across social media this election season. What does it mean?  The naked voting movement certainly doesn’t mean asking people to go to the polls without any clothes on, but rather is a reminder for people to bring their ballots “naked” when voting in person. According to Tricia Webber, Santa Cruz County Clerk, a ballot is technically clothed by its envelope when mailing it in to be counted.  But naked voting, on the other hand, is taking the ballot that was mailed to you and submitting it to an official drop-off location in person without its envelope. It is an effective way to ensure votes are counted on time, she said. (function() { window.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || { l