1360-02-07-.06
Spoiled Ballots
Cite as Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1360-02-07-.06
T.C.A. Section 2—7—120 shall govern the issuance of new ballots for
spoiled ballots. The officer of election shall cancel the voter's spoiled ballot, without exposing tile choices of the
voter, by writing on its face with a black felt pen the word "SPOILED". The spoiled ballot shall be placed in the
designated ''SPOILED BALLOT ENVELOPE" and returned to tile counting center in the ballot box. The ballot stub
must NOT be removed from the spoiled ballot. These same procedures shall govern the spoiling and issuance
ofwrite-in envelopes.