Pre-Registered Voter Under Proposed Amendment:

1. Voter provides required valid government-issued photo ID and proof of residence

2. If voter cannot do either or both, voter is sent to provisional ballot area

3. Voter checks in with provisional balloting election Judges and sign provisional balloting roster

4. Voter fills out ballot but does NOT put it in ballot box

5. Voter fills out form on provisional ballot envelope

6. Voter puts ballot in envelope(s) and leave with election judges

7. Within next few days, voter obtains required government-issued photo ID and/or proof of residence

8. Voter returns to city hall or county courthouse and present ID and/or proof of residence

9a. If ID and/or proof of residence is acceptable, provisional ballot envelope is given to ballot board (see other side)

9b. If voter does not return or returns with ID or proof of residence that doesn’t meet the requirements, the ballot cannot be counted

Same-Day Registrant Under Proposed Amendment:

1. Voter fills out registration information and provides proof of residence, including required valid government-issued photo ID

2. Voter signs same-day registrant provisional ballot roster

3. Voter fills out ballot but does NOT put it in ballot box

4. Voter fills out form on provisional ballot envelope

5. Voter puts ballot in envelopes and leave with election judges

6. Within next few days, voter’s information is input into Statewide Voter Registration System (have to check to see if the voter already is in the system)

7. Voter information is verified by/compared to variety of databases to check voter’s eligibility

8. If cleared, provisional ballot envelope is given to ballot board (see other side)

If a same-day registrant proved their residency by providing a private college ID and the student housing list provided by their college, they would have to be cleared by the databases AND return with approved government-issued photo ID.

Steps Once a Provisional Ballot Envelope is Given to the Ballot Board:

1. Two election judges of different major political parties review the form on each envelope to ensure it is filled out completely

2a. If the form is not filled out correctly, the ballot must be rejected. Unlike absentee ballots, voters would not be given a second chance and provided with a replacement ballot (Note: 4.5% of absentee ballots are rejected because of a mistake in filling out the form – either by them or their witness)

2b. If the form is filled out correctly, the provisional ballot envelope is put in a stack to be counted (the ballots must stay segregated by precinct)

3. Two election judges will open each provisional ballot envelope and remove the secrecy envelope

4. Each of the secrecy envelopes must be opened and the ballots inserted into the optical scanner. If the voter voted for too many candidates in any race, two election judges of different major political parties will have to duplicate the ballot.

5. Results will be reported by precinct, which means that if there are only a few provisional ballots for a precinct, it will be fairly obvious who the voters voted for. Results of most, if not all, races will not be known until the end of the provisional ballot period.