Spoiling Printed Paper Ballots; Undervotes, Overvotes, And Blank Ballots On Verity Scan; Provisional Ballots - Hart InterCivic Verity Scan Polling Place Field Manual

spoiling printed paper ballots

To spoil a printed paper ballot, follow your local procedures (for example, filling
out a spoiled ballot log and envelope).

undervotes, overvotes, and blank ballots on Verity Scan

If scanning hand-marked paper ballots, and the voter has overvoted (marked more
than the allowed number of choices in a contest), Verity Scan may prompt the voter
to choose whether to:
a)
Remove their ballot and request a new ballot from the poll worker, or
b)
Cast their ballot as-is (overvoted contests will not be counted)
If the voter has left a ballot or contest blank, the voter may be prompted to choose
whether to:
a)
Remove their ballot and make changes, or
b)
Cast their ballot as-is (blank contests will not be counted)
The voter prompts that appear on Verity Scan will vary depending on how the
election was set up (determined by your jurisdiction). Follow the directions on the
Verity Scan screen. In some jurisdictions, the voter will be prompted to contact a
poll worker, and the poll worker must press the poll worker button to accept a
ballot as-is.

provisional ballots

IMPORTANT: Verity Scan will not accept provisional ballots printed from
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Touch Writer. Preprinted ballots used for provisional voting should never be
scanned at the polling place using Verity Scan.
Follow your local jurisdiction's guidelines for the issuing and handling of paper
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provisional ballots.
Procedures vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction; a typical procedure may require
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Refer to the Precinct Board Handbook for specific procedures on provisional
that provisional ballots be placed in a provisional ballot envelope, which is then
ballot processing.
placed in the emergency ballot bag (see page 20).
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