The INCORRECT PRECINCT provisional voting reason is used when, on election day, a voter requests to vote at a polling site outside the voter’s proper precinct. The proper precinct is the one assigned to the voter based on his or her residential address 30 or more days prior to election day.
On election day, you must go to your proper precinct to vote to receive your correct ballot style. Your proper precinct is the polling place for the precinct that is based on the address where you have resided for at least 30 days prior to today. The ballot in your proper precinct will include all of the contests for which you are eligible to vote.
Today, since you are not at the polling place for your proper precinct, we are unable to issue you a regular ballot, but you may cast a provisional ballot.
Provisional voting is a fail-safe method of voting that will permit you to cast a ballot today, and allow the county board of elections to verify your voting eligibility after election day. This will permit the board of elections time to research your address to determine your correct voting districts.
Provisional ballots are placed in secure envelopes that will only be opened if it is determined that you are qualified and eligible to vote. If it can be confirmed that you are eligible to vote in this election, your provisional ballot will be counted before the results of this election are final. |
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