Examples of Rejected Ballots in a sentence
Rejected Ballots: If the members of the district election board are unable to determine from a ballot the choice of the voter, the vote for the candidate or for or against a measure shall be rejected.
Where a Ballot Secrecy Envelope is rejected, the reason for the rejection shall be recorded by numbering the Ballot Secrecy Envelope and noting the reason for the rejection on a separate Rejected Ballots Record.
Any Candidate or his/her agent may ask for a recount if the number of Rejected Ballots exceeds the difference between those of a defeated Candidate and a person who has been Elected to the same position.
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If a ballot is rejected by the vote scanner / tabulator because it is not a Township of Scugog ballot, or for a reason other than described in section 13.10, the ballot will not be scanned and the rejected ballot will be assigned a serial number (i.e. Rejected #1, Rejected #2, etc.), placed in an envelope marked “Rejected Ballots” and recorded on the Rejected Ballots Log.
Recounts may be requested in the following circumstances: (a) Any Candidate or his/her agent may ask for a recount if the number of Rejected Ballots exceeds the difference between those of a defeated Candidate and a person who has been Elected to the same position.
Any rejected ballots found during the daily processing of Returned Ballot Packages will be marked as such and kept separately in a sealed and secured Ballot Box with the Rejected Ballots Record form attached to it.
Rejected Ballots: are those ballots that have been improperly marked and or defaced by an elector which are left out of the tally of valid votes cast during the counting of the votes.
Signatures that cannot be verified by the Election Board will be determined to be invalid, not officially cast, and will be secured with all other Rejected Ballots and not counted for any purpose, including but not limited to, tabulating the total number of Ballots cast in conjunction with determining whetherthe required percentage of the Registered Voters has participated in the election (i.e., whether a Quorum is present).
Ballots determined by the Election Board to be validly cast but marked in such a way that it is not possible to determine the intent of the voter for the entire Ballot shall also be considered Rejected Ballots.