Alternation

Definition

A form of BALLOT ROTATION. used in Minnesota, which involves “changing the order of the names on an electronic voting system in the vari ous precincts so that each name appears on the machines or marking devices used in a municipa lity substantially an equal number of times in the first, last, and in each intermediate place in the list or group in which they belong. However, the arrangement of candidates’ names must be the same on all voting systems used in the same precinct. If the number of names to be alternated exceeds the number of precincts, the election official responsible for providi ng the ballots, in accordance with subdivision 1,