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provisional ballots
IMPORTANT: Verity Scan will not accept provisional ballots printed from Touch Writer. Preprinted
ballots used for provisional voting should never be scanned at the polling place using Verity Scan.
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See the Precinct Board Handbook for issuing and handling of paper provisional ballots.
the unread ballot slot
The unread ballot slot on the top of the ballot box feeds into a separate,
secure ballot bag. Use the side slot to cast unread ballots.
multi-sheet ballots and Verity Scan
When issuing paper ballots with multiple sheets, voters must receive all sheets for each ballot.
Voters should be instructed to scan all sheets of their ballot, even if they have made no choices on a
particular sheet.
The Verity Scan ballot counter will increment when a sheet 1 is scanned but not when a sheet 2 (or
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higher) is scanned. If sheet 2 of a 2-sheet ballot is scanned without a sheet 1, the ballot counter will not
increment, but all votes on sheet 2 will be counted accurately.
If the voter has not yet scanned any part of the ballot and the voter realizes that a sheet needs to be
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spoiled, it is generally considered best practice to spoil and replace all ballot sheets. While not
necessary, this may assist in the location of all ballot sheets in the event of an audit or recount.
If not all sheets can be spoiled (i.e. one sheet has already been scanned), spoil the remaining sheet(s) of
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the ballot, provide replacement sheet(s), and spoil the unused sheets from the replacement ballot.
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