§ 65. Spoiled Ballots

Cite as: 26 CNCA § 65

Should a Voter spoil any ballot in his or her effort to mark the same, he or she shall fold the ballot and return it to the Clerk. The Clerk shall tear said ballot or ballots in the presence of the Voter and shall issue said Voter another ballot in the same manner that the first one was provided. The Voter shall execute a statement (Voter signs the Spoiled/Mutilated Ballot Envelope) prescribed by the Election Commission in which the Voter swears or affirms that he or she spoiled his or her original ballot or ballots, returned said ballot or ballots to the Clerk, that the Clerk tore the ballot or ballots in his or her presence and placed the torn ballot in the Spoiled/Mutilated Ballot Envelope and that he or she was issued a new ballot or ballots.

Historical Data

LA 06–10, eff. February 23, 2010. Amended LA 46–12, eff. December 17, 2012; LA 04–14, eff. February 19, 2014; LA 12–16, eff. May 18, 2016. Amended LA 14-22, eff. May 16, 2022.