Current through Public Act 156 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 168.798c - Casting absentee votes on paper ballots or ballot cards; count; recording; voting and processing absent voters' ballots; inspection of rejected ballot(1) Absentee votes may be cast on paper ballots or ballot cards or both. Absent voter ballots may be counted in the various voting precincts or may be counted by absent voter counting boards. Absentee votes cast on paper ballots may be recorded by election inspectors on ballot cards for counting by tabulating equipment.(2) In an election held under this act, absent voters' ballots may be voted and processed in the manner provided by this chapter.(3) If electronic tabulating equipment rejects an absent voter ballot due to programming required under section 795, the rejected ballot shall be inspected to confirm the presence of the error before the ballot is processed. A vote for each elective office or ballot question in which an error is confirmed shall not be counted.Amended by 2004, Act 92, s 15, eff. 4/26/2004.Add. 1967, Act 155, Imd. Eff. 6/30/1967 ;--Am. 1969, Act 186, Imd. Eff. 8/5/1969 ;--Am. 1990, Act 109, Imd. Eff. 6/18/1990.