WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN EMEGENCY BALLOT AND AN AFFIDAVIT BALLOT?
An Emergency ballot is used if any voting machine shall become out of order during an election. These ballots are opened at the polls after the polls are closed and counted as machine votes. An Affidavit ballot is used when a voter’s name has been omitted from the computer generated poll books. These voters must swear that they are a registered voter and provide current and previous address, and at a primary election must include the party in which he is enrolled. A voter may also use an affidavit ballot to challenge his/her party enrollment stated in the poll book.
