provisional ballots
Votes needing verification
Provisional ballots are ballots cast when a voter's eligibility cannot be confirmed at the polling place—perhaps their name doesn't appear on the rolls, they lack required identification, or there's a question about their registration.
The ballot is set aside and counted only after election officials verify the voter's eligibility.
She cast a provisional ballot because her registration hadn't been updated.
- election dayScheduled voting occasion
- poll workerVoting site attendant
- absentee votingElectoral participation without presence
- recountsNarrates or re-tallies
- affidavitSworn written statement
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