A replacement ballot provided by an election officer to the election judges when the official ballots are lost or stolen. Utah Code §20A-1-102(73). "If the official ballots for an election district are not delivered in time for use on election day or after delivery shall be lost, destroyed or stolen, the department shall cause other ballots to be prepared, printed or written as nearly as may be of the form and description of the official ballots, and the department shall cause the ballots so substituted to be used at the election in the same manner, as nearly as may be, as the official ballots would have been." 15 Del. Code Ann. §5007A.
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A replacement ballot provided by an election officer to the election judges when the official ballots are lost or stolen. Utah Code §20A-1-102(73). "If the official ballots for an election district are not delivered in time for use on election day or after delivery shall be lost, destroyed or stolen, the department shall cause other ballots to be prepared, printed or written as nearly as may be of the form and description of the official ballots, and the department shall cause the ballots so substituted to be used at the election in the same manner, as nearly as may be, as the official ballots would have been." 15 Del. Code Ann. §5007A.
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Substitute Ballot. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 22, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/substitute-ballot
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