A that has been voted with the ballot inserted backwards into the PUNCHED-CARD BALLOT voting frame. "If the pattern of holes pierced through a punch card ballot indicates that the ballot card was inserted into the voting machine with the back side of the ballot facing up, partially voted, then removed from the voting machine, reinserted properly, and voted correctly, the designees shall remake and count as valid only those votes represented by the properly punched side of the original punch card ballot. ." Ohio Rev. Code Ann. §3506.16(B)(3)(b).
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A that has been voted with the ballot inserted backwards into the PUNCHED-CARD BALLOT voting frame. "If the pattern of holes pierced through a punch card ballot indicates that the ballot card was inserted into the voting machine with the back side of the ballot facing up, partially voted, then removed from the voting machine, reinserted properly, and voted correctly, the designees shall remake and count as valid only those votes represented by the properly punched side of the original punch card ballot. ." Ohio Rev. Code Ann. §3506.16(B)(3)(b).
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Ballot Voted Backwards. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 13, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/ballot-voted-backwards
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