Defined term
Defaced Ballot
Defaced Ballot: A ballot containing marks ultimately not desired by the voter, usually the result of an error or change of mind.
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A ballot containing marks ultimately not desired by the voter, usually the result of an error or change of mind. Virtually the equivalent of SPOILED BALLOT. See Ky. Rev. Stat. 117.385(1). “If any paper ballot is unintentionally or accidentally defaced and rendered unfit for voting, the voter may deliver the defaced ballot to the officer of election and receive another.” Va. Code Ann. §24.2-645.
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