What is a Provisional Ballot? When are Provisional Ballots counted?
If the judges cannot locate a voter registration record for a person, they: – Verify that the person’s address is within the precinct by looking at the precinct map, precinct outline, poll list or by calling the registration hotline; – Call the registration hotline to find out if the person is registered to vote in their precinct. – If the person’s residence address is outside the precinct, inform the person of that fact, give the person the appropriate telephone number for the Board to locate the correct polling place forthat person’s residence and instruct the person to go to the proper polling place to vote. If the voters insist, evenafter being told that they are in the wrong precinct, the judges must inform the voter that if they cast a Provisional Ballotinthe wrong precinct, it will not be counted. Reasons for voting a Provisional Ballot include: – No registration record found in the precinct; – Voter is challenged and the judges uphold the challenge; – First time mail-in registr
If the judges cannot locate a voter registration record for a person, they: – Verify that the person’s address is within the precinct by looking at the precinct map, precinct outline, poll list or by calling the registration hotline; – Call the registration hotline to find out if the person is registered to vote in their precinct. – If the person’s residence address is outside the precinct, inform the person of that fact, give the person the appropriate telephone number for the Board to locate the correct polling place forthat person’s residence and instruct the person to go to the proper polling place to vote. If the voter insists, even after being told that the voter is in the wrong precinct, the judges should inform the voter that if the voter casts a Provisional Ballot in the wrong precinct, that ballot will not be counted. Reasons for voting a Provisional Ballot include: – No registration record found in the precinct; – Voter is challenged and the judges uphold the challenge; – Fi
