Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 1360 - Department of State
Subtitle 1360-02 - Elections
Chapter 1360-02-12 - Electronic Vote Counting (Optical Scan) Systems Rules and Regulations
Section 1360-02-12-.06 - PROCEDURE AND ELECTION OFFICIALS AND DUTIES AT POLLING PLACE

Universal Citation: TN Comp Rules and Regs 1360-02-12-.06

Current through September 24, 2024

(1) Procedure -

(a) Voter signs application for ballot.

(b) Applications given to precinct registrar-signature comparison. If compare, precinct registrar initials application and has voter sign poll list.

(c) Voter hands initialed application to ballot judge and in the presence of said judge, signs the ballot stub. Judge issues ballot sleeve with ballot, gives application to machine judge.

(d) Voter marks ballot in secret unless entitled to assistance under T.C.A. § 2-7-116.

(e) Voter places ballot in ballot sleeve and goes to machine judge. Judge compares signature on stub with application, if compare, ballot stub removed and voter instructed to feed ballot into tabulator. Stub and application placed into stub box.

(2) Election Officials and Duties -

(a) Officer, three judges, precinct and assistant precinct registrars. One assistant precinct registrar shall be designated the demonstration clerk and shall be available to explain voting system to voters and otherwise answer voter's questions regarding voting system.

(b) Officer - duties as set out in general law.

(c) Judges - one ballot judge, two machine judges

(3) Ballot Requirements -

(a) All ballots printed in black ink. For primaries, Democratic ballots shall be white, Republicans shall be blue and the general election buff.

(b) Ballots are to be pre-scored for the precinct in which they are assigned and in such a manner the tabulator will reject a ballot which is placed into a tabulator of a precinct other than the one for which it was programmed and/or pre-scored.

(c) Arrangement on ballot - same as in T.C.A. § 2-5-208.

(d) Candidates name on ballots - Alphabetically in primaries, In general - majority party, minority party, then independents. Write-in space left after each listing.

(e) Length - width - To be prescribed by the Coordinator of Election for each election.

(4) Procedure - Close of Polls - Officer and three (3) judges cause tabulator to print out preliminary tally which is recorded by two (2) precinct registrars.

Authority: T.C.A. § 2-11-201(c)

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