An Act relative to uniformity of ballots in polling places

This bill requires that all ballots used in elections be uniform in size, material, and content for every voter, regardless of whether they use a ballot-marking device or a paper ballot. It allows the state secretary to create exceptions only when necessary to comply with federal laws or to support specific voting and counting methods. Additionally, the bill mandates that votes must be counted directly from the marks made by the voter, prohibiting the use of barcodes, QR codes, or other non-voter-marked representations for tabulation. These changes directly affect election officials who prepare ballots and the voters who cast them by standardizing the physical and digital voting process.