Voting a Provisional Ballot  (2008)

#  below correponds to the step number in the "10 Steps to Issuing a Provisional Ballot" section.

• 1  Give voter Provisional Voting Instructions and Provisional Ballot Envelope
  • Instruct voter NOT to detach top section from envelope
• 1  Ask voter to complete and sign top section of envelope (Registration/Update form)
  • Point out the often-overlooked citizenship and age section upper left corner of top section
• 2  Help voter select exception reason in bottom section of envelope
• 2  Ask voter to complete and sign bottom section of envelope
• 2  For primary election, complete Primary Only box right side of bottom section
• 2  Verify voter has completed all required fields, including signatures, in both sections

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• 3  Use laptop to look up voter's residence address, as written on top section of envelope
• 3  Write precinct number of residence address on bottom section of envelope bottom left
• 3  Write ballot style actually issued on bottom section of envelope bottom middle
• 3  Sign bottom section of envelope bottom right

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• 4  Write voter's name, address, and issued ballot style on Provisional Poll Book entry
• 5  Place first label on Provisional Poll Book entry for voter right side -- PIN Label
• 5  Place second label on provisional envelope top right of bottom section -- PIN Label
• 5  Place third label on Voter Call-in Instruction form
• 6  Write Provisional Poll Book Number for voter on envelope top left of bottom section
• 6  Write your precinct number on Precinct line of envelope top right of bottom section
• 7  Get appropriate ballot from Ballot Table
• 7  Write voter's residence address precinct number (per laptop) on ballot top left
• 7  Write nothing else on the ballot

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• 8  Double check that you and voter have filled in all required (color-highlighted) fields
• 8  Fold ballot, insert it in envelope, and hand envelope to voter
• 8  Instruct voter:
  • Mark ballot with BIC pen -- fill ovals
  • Seal ballot in provisional envelope
  • Return envelope to Help Table
  • Do NOT put ballot in scanner

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• 9  When voter returns with envelope, give him/her Voter Call-in Instruction form
• 10  Paper-clip any supporting material, e.g., ATV, to outside of voter's sealed envelope
• 10  Place sealed envelope (with any attachments) in Provisional Ballot red plastic bag
• 10  Give voter an I Voted sticker

"PROVISIONAL-2008-V2.HTM"      19 Mar 2011  16:03:04      (JKNAUTH)