Which were different? I've only had the mail-in ones for years. afaik they look the same, except there are something like 692 legitimate variations just in Maricopa, because of different local races, e.g. city taxes, city councils. I took mine in the sealed envelope, the attendant checked that I had signed it, that's all. In the past, before machines, the attendants had extra ballots and would check you out against the voter record book, then make a note of it as the latest ballot if you wanted to replace the mailed one.
Which were different? I've only had the mail-in ones for years. afaik they look the same, except there are something like 692 legitimate variations just in Maricopa, because of different local races, e.g. city taxes, city councils. I took mine in the sealed envelope, the attendant checked that I had signed it, that's all. In the past, before machines, the attendants had extra ballots and would check you out against the voter record book, then make a note of it as the latest ballot if you wanted to replace the mailed one.