(1) An election officer shall, in counting the ballots, reject a ballot if (a) it has not been supplied for the election; (b) it is not marked; (c) it is marked with a name other than the name of a candidate; (d) it is marked for more than one candidate; or (e) there is any writing or mark on it by which the elector could be identified. Elector’s intent (2) An election officer shall not reject a special ballot for the sole reason that the elector has incorrectly written the name of a candidate, if the ballot clearly indicates the elector’s intent. Political affiliation (3) An election officer shall not reject a special ballot for the sole reason that the elector has written, in addition to the name of a candidate, the candidate’s political affiliation, if the ballot clearly indicates the elector’s intent.
§ CEA s. 279Rejection of ballots
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