6 AAC 25.065 - Questioned and absentee facsimile ballots
(a) The procedures
in this section apply to a voted questioned or absentee ballot that has been
received at a regional elections office for a determination as to whether the
ballot is eligible for counting.
(b) Board members shall set aside a ballot
described in (a) of this section that is eligible for counting if
(1) the voted ballot cannot be counted by the
absentee and questioned ballot tabulator because
(A) the voter marked the ballot in a manner
that causes the tabulator to reject the ballot; or
(B) the ballot is otherwise damaged;
and
(2) the board
members determined that the ballot contains clear evidence of the voter's
intent.
(c) The board
members shall make an exact copy of a voted ballot described in (b) of this
section, for substitution as a facsimile ballot. The board members shall count
the facsimile ballot using the rules in
AS
15.15.360 for counting hand-marked
ballots.
(d) The original of a
voted ballot for which a facsimile ballot is prepared under this section must
be clearly labeled "original." A facsimile ballot prepared under this section
must be clearly labeled "facsimile." After completion of the counting process,
the original and the facsimile of a voted ballot must be placed in envelopes
and the envelopes must be sealed.
(e) In this section, "board members" means
members of the district absentee ballot counting board, district questioned
ballot counting board, regional counting board, or state ballot counting review
board designated by the division to perform the functions described in this
section.
Notes
Authority:AS 15.15.010
AS 15.15.030
AS 15.20.201
AS 15.20.205
AS 15.20.900
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