Michigan Regulations § R. 168.776 Preparation of official test deck
Regulation Text
Rule 6.
(1)
The election commission providing the program or its authorized assistant shall prepare a test deck with predetermined results.
(2)
The test deck shall consist of ballot cards of the same type to be used in the election with the word "TEST" stamped, printed, or written on each card.
(3)
A document, record, chart, or listing shall be prepared indicating the punches recorded in the test ballot card. This documentation shall indicate each valid or invalid vote.
(4)
In addition to other requirements of the act, a ballot card for use in the test deck for a partisan general election shall be prepared:
(a)
So that each political party receives not less than 2 straight ticket votes and so that any 2 parties do not receive the same number of straight ticket votes.
(b)
So that 2 or more parties receive straight ticket votes on 1 ballot.
(c)
So that at least 1 of the ballots with a straight ticket vote for a party shall be individual punches for candidates of the same party, candidates of a different party, candidates for the same office of different parties, and nonpartisan candidates and proposals.
(d)
In which punches appear in positions other than those used for candidates, proposals, or to indicate straight party voting.
(e)
In which a punch does not appear.
(f)
In which a punch appears in each position where a candidate or proposal appears on the ballot label.
(5)
In addition to other requirements of the act, a ballot card for use in the test deck for a partisan primary shall be prepared:
(a)
So that punches appear on the same ballot card for candidates of different political parties, along with candidates for nonpartisan offices and votes for proposals.
(b)
So that punches appear on the same ballot card for candidates of 1 or more political party and a punch made in the "party qualification section" of the ballot, and shall include punches for nonpartisan offices and for proposals.
(c)
So that more than 1 punch appears in the "party qualification section" of the ballot.
(6)
When 2 or more valid punch positions exist in the combination of numbers listed below, each of the valid punch positions shall be punched into 1 or more ballot cards:
228 Position Ballot Card
1-77-153 | 20-96-172 | 39-115-191 | 58-134-210 |
2-78-154 | 21-97-173 | 40-116-192 | 59-135-211 |
3-79-155 | 22-98-174 | 41-117-193 | 60-136-212 |
4-80-156 | 23-99-175 | 42-118-194 | 61-137-213 |
5-81-157 | 24-100-176 | 43-119-195 | 62-138-214 |
6-82-158 | 25-101-177 | 44-120-196 | 63-139-215 |
7-83-159 | 26-102-178 | 45-121-197 | 64-140-216 |
8-84-160 | 27-103-179 | 46-122-198 | 65-141-217 |
9-85-161 | 28-104-180 | 47-123-199 | 66-142-218 |
10-86-162 | 29-105-181 | 48-124-200 | 67-143-219 |
11-87-163 | 30-106-182 | 49-125-201 | 68-144-220 |
12-88-164 | 31-107-183 | 50-126-202 | 69-145-221 |
13-89-165 | 32-108-184 | 51-127-203 | 70-146-222 |
14-90-166 | 33-109-185 | 52-128-204 | 71-147-223 |
15-91-167 | 34-110-186 | 53-129-205 | 72-148-224 |
16-92-168 | 35-111-187 | 54-130-206 | 73-149-225 |
17-93-169 | 36-112-188 | 55-131-207 | 74-150-226 |
18-94-170 | 37-113-189 | 56-132-208 | 75-151-227 |
19-95-171 | 38-114-190 | 57-133-209 | 76-152-228 |
235 Position Ballot Card
21-78 40-117 1-97-136-156-176-196-216 22-79 | ||
41-118 2-98-137-157-177-197-217 23-80 42-119 | ||
3-99-138-158-178-198-218 | 24-81 | 43-120 |
4-100-139-159-179-199-219 | 25-82 | 44-121 |
5-101-140-160-180-200-220 | 26-83 | 45-122 |
6-102-141-161-181-201-221 | 27-84 | 46-123 |
7-103-142-162-182-202-222 | 28-85 | 47-124 |
8-104-143-163-183-203-223 | 29-86 | 48-125 |
9-105-144-164-184-204-224 | 30-87 | 49-126 |
10-106-145-165-185-205-225 | 31-88 | 50-127 |
11-107-146-166-186-206-226 | 32-89 | 51-128 |
12-108-147-167-187-207-227 | 33-90 | 52-129 |
13-109-148-168-188-208-228 | 34-91 | 53-130 |
14-110-149-169-189-209-229 | 35-92 | 54-131 |
15-111-150-170-190-210-230 | 36-93 | 55-132 |
16-112-151-171-191-211-231 | 37-94 | 56-133 |
17-113-152-172-192-212-232 | 38-95 | 57-134 |
18-114-153-173-193-213-233 | 39-96 | 58-135 |
19-115-154-174-194-214-234 | ||
20-116-155-175-195-215-235 |
(7)
A duplicate of the test deck shall be prepared. The duplicate of the test deck may consist of standard data processing cards.
History
1979 AC
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