Voting a Provisional Ballot  (Fall 2011)

• 1  Give voter Provisional Ballot Envelope
  • Instruct voter to fill in fields highlighted in yellow
  • 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
• 1  Help voter select exception reason in bottom section of envelope
• 1  Ask voter to complete and sign bottom section of envelope
• 1  For primary election, complete Primary Only box right side of bottom section
• 1  Verify voter has completed all required fields, including signatures, in both sections

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• 2  Use laptop Street Search to look up voter's residence address from top section of envelope
• 2  Write precinct number of residence address on bottom section of envelope bottom left
• 2  Write ballot style actually issued on bottom section of envelope bottom middle
• 2  Sign bottom section of envelope bottom right

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

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• 7  Double check that you and voter have filled in all required (color-highlighted) fields
• 7  Fold ballot, insert it in envelope, and hand envelope to voter
• 7  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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• 8  When voter returns with envelope, give him/her Provisional Voter Instructions form
• 8  Give voter an I Voted sticker
• 9  Provide further details about why voter is voting provisionally large blue section in top right
• 9  Paper-clip any supporting material, e.g., ATV, to outside of voter's sealed envelope
• 9  Place sealed envelope (with any attachments) in Provisional Ballot red plastic bag

"PROVISIONAL-2011.HTM"      29 Aug 2011  13:28:18      (JKNAUTH)