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KRS 117.385

Spoiled or defaced ballot

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Current — July 28, 2021
As of August 1, 2020
(1) A voter who spoils or defaces a ballot card or marks it erroneously shall return the card to the election officials. The election officials shall deliver to the voter another ballot card, but no voter may receive more than three (3) ballot cards including the one originally delivered to the voter. Upon return of a defective ballot card, an election official shall cancel it by writing in ink on the back the word “spoiled.” The canceled ballot card shall be placed with spoiled ballots to be returned with the election returns.
A voter who spoils or defaces a ballot or marks it erroneously shall return the ballot to an election officer. The election officer shall deliver to the voter another ballot, but no voter may receive more than three (3) ballots including the one originally delivered to the voter. Upon return of a defective ballot, an election officer shall cancel it by writing in ink on the back the word “spoiled.” The canceled ballot shall be placed with spoiled ballots to be returned with the election returns.
(2) After marking the ballot card, the voter shall place it inside the secrecy envelope and return it to an election official, who shall deposit the ballot in the ballot box. When precinct ballot counters are used the voter may either insert his ballot contained in the secrecy envelope provided and deposit the emptied ballot container envelope with the election official presiding over the ballot counter or deposit the ballot in the ballot box for processing by precinct election officials after the polls close.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.