Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 133 - Secretary of State
Chapter 8230 - OPTICAL SCAN VOTING SYSTEMS
PROCEDURES FOR CENTRAL COUNT OPTICAL SCAN VOTING SYSTEMS
Part 8230.2040 - RECORDING VALID WRITE-IN VOTES

Universal Citation: MN Rules 8230.2040
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024

If a valid write-in vote exists, the election judges shall determine whether the write-in vote has caused an overvote. If the write-in vote has caused an overvote, the ballot is defective for that office only.

If the write-in vote does not cause an overvote for that office, the election judges shall enter the candidate's name and the office on the write-in vote tally sheet. The ballot must be placed with the other valid ballots for tabulation.

If the write-in vote causes an overvote for that office and the target next to the write-in vote is not completed, the election judges shall place the ballot in the envelope marked "ballots for which duplicates were or are to be made." The manner of duplication is prescribed in part 8230.3850.

At the discretion of the county auditor, the processing of write-in ballots may be done at the central counting center or at the office of the local election official or county auditor rather than at the precinct polling place.

Statutory Authority: MS s 206.57; 206.81

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