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Board tables ballot-duplication policy after request for more review time
Summary
Elections staff reviewed a bipartisan ballot-duplication policy used to reproduce unreadable absentee and overseas ballots; the board voted to table adoption to allow members time to review material.
Elections staff reviewed a ballot-duplication policy that directs a bipartisan team to duplicate unreadable absentee and overseas ballots onto machine-readable ballots, mark duplicates, and have the board verify duplications before counting.
Claire explained the procedure and history: duplications are used when ballots cannot be machine-read, and the State Board’s guidance recommends duplicating onto machine-readable ballots to avoid manual tallies. She said the policy describes bipartisanship, labeling duplicates and absentee-board review before scanning.
A board member requested more time to review the policy, saying: “We're getting a lot of information tonight that I wish I'd gotten a week ago ... give us all time to soak it up.” The board then voted to table the ballot-duplication policy; members called for tabling and the chair asked for a second. The motion to table carried on voice vote.
Why it matters: ballot duplication procedures affect how absentee, military and overseas ballots are processed and verified; board members expressed a desire for more time to examine details before adopting a formal policy.
Ending: The policy was tabled for future consideration; staff were asked to disseminate the material earlier for review before a future vote.
