Action | Material omissions from absentee ballots. |
Stage | Final |
Comment Period | Ended on 10/12/2011 |
B. The following omissions are always material and any Envelope B containing such omissions should be rendered invalid if any of the following exists:
1. The voter did not include his full name in any order;
2. The voter did not include [ a his ] first name;
3. The voter did not include his last name;
4. The voter did not provide his house number, street name or rural route address, [ or ] city of residence [ , or zip code ];
5. The voter did not sign Envelope B;
6. The voter's witness did not sign Envelope B; [ or ]
7. The ballot is not sealed in Envelope B [ . ; or
8. The voter did not provide the date on which he signed Envelope B ].
C. The ballot should not be rendered invalid if on [ the ] Envelope B:
1. The voter included his full name in an order other than "last, first, middle";
2. The voter used his middle initial instead of his full middle name;
3. The voter used a derivative of his legal name as a first name (e.g., "Bob" instead of "Robert");
4. The voter did not provide his residential street identifier (Street, Drive, etc.); [ or ]
5. [ The voter did not provide a zip code; or
6. ] The voter omitted the year in the date [ on which he signed Envelope B