Section 3-804. MARKING OF BALLOTS BY ELECTION OFFICIALS

 

804.1No election official shall make a mark on any ballot, except for the following reasons:

 

(a)Upon the voter’s request, to assist a voter with the act of voting;

 

(b)  To note whether a ballot is partially or totally invalid;

 

(c)  To indicate the ballot’s status as a Special Ballot; or

 

(d)To facilitate vote counting procedures, when authorized by the Executive Director or his or her designee.

 

804.2The notations of validity or invalidity shall be contained within administrative procedures.

 

authority

The District of Columbia Election Code of 1955, approved August 12, 1955, as amended (69 Stat. 699; D.C. Official Code § 1-1001.05(a)(14) (2014 Repl.)).

source

Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 2006, 2016 (March 11, 1988); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 5067 (May 14, 2004); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 7426 (July 30, 2004); as amended by Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 7705 (August 20, 2010)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 11149 (November 26, 2010); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 14744 (November 13, 2015).