R 168.781 Conduct of election and manner of voting.

Rule 11. (1) The election inspector having charge of the ballots shall deliver to the voter an official ballot and secrecy sleeve. The stub number associated with the ballot, if there is a numbered stub, must be entered onto the application to vote at the time the ballot is issued. The voter number must be entered on the application to vote. (2) Upon being issued a ballot and secrecy sleeve, the voter shall enter a voting booth and record the voter’s selections on the ballot . Before leaving the booth, the voter shall insert the ballot in the secrecy sleeve with the numbered stub, if there is a numbered stub, on the outside and so that any part of the face of the voting portion of the ballot is not exposed. (3) The election inspector designated to receive the ballot from the voter shall ascertain by comparing the number on the ballot stub, if applicable, with the number recorded on the application to vote whether the ballot given to the inspector is the same ballot furnished to the voter. If it is the same ballot, the inspector shall remove the detachable stub, if there is a numbered stub, and the voter shall deposit the ballot into the tabulator. If the ballot received is not the same ballot furnished to the voter, the voter may be given a new ballot to vote, or the voter may decline to vote a new ballot, but in neither event may the non-matching ballot be counted. The non-matching ballot must be marked void with the reason and inserted in an envelope and placed in the ballot container. the non-matching ballot shall not be deposited with the valid voted ballots. (4) If a voter is challenged, the election inspector shall do all of the following: (a) Record the ballot number appearing on the stub, if there is a numbered stub, onto the ballot. If there is no numbered stub, record the voter number on the ballot. (b) Cover the number with a slip of paper to conceal the number. (c) Issue the ballot to the challenged voter who will vote and cast the ballot in the usual manner. (5) A ballot found in a booth or device must be spoiled and placed in an envelope that must be placed in the approved ballot container. A note of the occurrence must be made in the remarks section of the physical pollbook.