Electoral fraud: envelopes of different colors

ENVELOPES OF DIFFERENT COLORS

In principle, the envelopes found at polling stations and those sent to homes MUST BE ABSOLUTELY IDENTICAL. However, sometimes they show subtle differences in shade, especially the orange envelopes for the Senate, but also the white ones.

And why is this considered fraud?

Because this seemingly insignificant detail can be used to identify who each person votes for. In small towns or neighborhoods where the electoral competition is very close, this information can be of great interest, besides being illegal, since, in theory, the vote must be secret.

There are numerous examples. Normally, the orange envelopes that the PP sends to homes usually have a different shade, which makes it easier for someone paying attention at a polling station to distinguish who votes for the PP and who does not. At least, according to reports, this happened in the 2015 general elections, when the Ciudadanos members in charge of the count complained about how predictable it was to know the contents of these orange envelopes: in 100% of cases, they contained votes for the PP.