Mich. Admin. Code R. 168.781 - Conduct of election and manner of voting

Rule 11.

(1) The election inspector having charge of the ballots shall deliver to the voter an official ballot card and envelope. The ballot card number shall be entered onto the application to vote at the time the card is issued. The name of the voter and ballot card number issued shall then be entered into the poll book and the voter number entered upon the application to vote.

(2) Upon being issued a ballot card and envelope, the voter shall enter a voting station and record his or her selections on the ballot card. Before leaving the booth, the voter shall insert the ballot card in the ballot envelope with the detachable stub on the outside and so that any part of the face of the voting portion of the ballot card is not exposed.

(3) The election inspector designated to receive the ballot from the voter shall ascertain by comparing the number on the ballot card with the number recorded on the poll list whether the ballot given to the inspector is the same ballot furnished to the voter. If it is the same ballot, the inspector shall remove the detachable stub and in the presence of the voter, deposit the ballot into the ballot box. If the ballot received is not the same ballot furnished to the voter, the ballot shall not be counted and the voter shall not be permitted to vote at the election. The ballot shall be marked void with the reason therefor and inserted in an envelope and placed in the transfer case. In any event, the ballot shall not be deposited with the valid voted ballots.

(4) If a voter is challenged, the election inspector shall do all of the following:

(a) Record the ballot number appearing on the stub onto the back of the ballot envelope.

(b) Cover the number with a slip of paper so as to conceal the number.

(c) Issue a ballot to the challenged voter who will vote and cast the ballot in the usual manner. If a combination ballot card and write-in ballot is used, the ballot number shall be recorded on the back of the write-in portion of the ballot and covered in the same manner as described in this rule.

(5) It shall not be necessary to identify the ballot of an assisted voter in the same manner as that of a challenged voter.

(6) The election inspectors shall frequently check the seals and ballot label pages of the voting devices to ensure that none have been altered or defaced. If the board finds that the ballot pages of a device have been altered, mutilated, or damaged in such a manner that the board cannot correct them without doing damage to the offices, names, and proposals appearing on the pages, the device shall not be used until the condition is corrected. A note of the occurrence shall be made in the remarks section of the poll book.

(7) A ballot card found in a booth or device shall be marked with the words "FOUND IN BOOTH." The card shall be placed in an envelope which shall be placed in the transfer case. A note of the occurrence shall be made in the remarks section of the poll book.

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Mich. Admin. Code R. 168.781

1979 AC