Voters in Snohomish County, Washington, may have noticed a typo on the ballot-return envelopes for the 2026 general election: the word General was printed as Genereal. The error occurred during printing and affected approximately 535,000 envelopes, but the county elections office emphasized that the ballots remain valid. The typo will not affect document processing or signature verification, so voters do not need to request replacements—the ballots can be returned as usual by Election Day, Nov. 3. The remaining materials have already been printed without the error, and the department is reviewing its procedures to prevent similar incidents in the future. Thousands of ballots were also mailed about a week earlier than usual to give residents more time to vote.
Based on: Snohomish County ballot envelopes for 2026 midterm election have typo