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Wyoming Regulations § 29-5 Ballot Tabulation Device

⤴ Up to Chapter 29: Voting Systems

Regulation Text

(a) A ballot tabulation device shall scan a ballot and record the results for each candidate, write-in candidate, ballot issue, and other election and precinct information on an encrypted USB flash drive.
(b) The ballot tabulation device shall notify the voter if the voter has cast an overvote in any race or if the voter has voted a blank ballot. After being notified, the voter shall be allowed to continue voting their ballot or return the ballot to the election judge and ask for a replacement ballot.
(c) County clerks shall adhere to the following requirements surrounding the use of ballots read by a ballot tabulation device:
(i) Ballots must be printed on paper stock approved or recommended by the ballot tabulation device manufacturer or printed by a qualified printer approved by the manufacturer of the device;
(ii) Upon receipt of ballots from the printer, the County Clerk must check ballots for accuracy;
(iii) Ballots must be housed in a secure location with limited access. The County Clerk will prevent unauthorized access to official election ballots;
(iv) Ballots will be counted and recorded on a written inventory:
(A) When delivered from the printer;
(B) As they are used for test decks and absentee voting; and
(C) As they are sent to the polls.
(v) The election judges shall count and record on a written inventory the number of ballots received, spoiled and voted at the polling place. The polling place inventory shall be delivered to the County Clerk following the election.
(d) For write-in instructions, see Chapter 19, Rules for Write-Ins.

History

Adopted, Eff. 10/26/2020 .

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