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117.385 Spoiled or defaced ballot card -- Disposition of ballot card after voting.

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117.385 Spoiled or defaced ballot card -- Disposition of ballot card after voting. (1) A voter who spoils or defaces a ballot card or marks it erroneously shall return the card to the election officials. The election officials shall deliver to the voter another <br>ballot card, but no voter may receive more than three (3) ballot cards including the <br>one originally delivered to the voter. Upon return of a defective ballot card, an <br>election official shall cancel it by writing in ink on the back the word &quot;spoiled.&quot; The <br>canceled ballot card shall be placed with spoiled ballots to be returned with the <br>election returns. (2) After marking the ballot card, the voter shall place it inside the secrecy envelope and return it to an election official, who shall deposit the ballot in the ballot box. <br>When precinct ballot counters are used the voter may either insert his ballot <br>contained in the secrecy envelope provided and deposit the emptied ballot container <br>envelope with the election official presiding over the ballot counter or deposit the <br>ballot in the ballot box for processing by precinct election officials after the polls <br>close. Effective: July 15, 1982 <br>History: Created 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 360, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1982.