(1) “Chad” means the small piece of paper or cardboard produced from a punch card ballot when a voter pierces a hole in a perforated, designated position on the ballot with a marking device to record the voter’s candidate, question, or issue choice.
(2) “Punch card ballot” means a ballot card that contains small perforated designated positions that a marking device must pierce to form a hole that records a voter’s candidate, question, or issue choice.
(B)(1) In counties where punch card ballots are used, employees of the board of elections designated by the board under division (C) of this section shall take all reasonable steps, in a manner prescribed by the secretary of state, to inspect those ballots at the board of elections prior to their counting by automatic tabulating equipment.
(2) Those designees shall take all reasonable steps, in a manner prescribed by the secretary of state, to remove from a punch card ballot chads attached by two or fewer corners. They shall not remove from a punch card ballot any chad attached by three or four corners. If a chad is attached to a punch card ballot by three or four corners, it shall be deemed that a voter did not record a candidate, question, or issue choice at that particular position on the ballot, and a vote shall not be counted at that particular position on the ballot.
(3)(a) Those designees shall remake and count as a valid ballot any punch card ballot in which the pattern of holes punched in areas of the ballot card other than the designated positions assigned to candidates, questions, or issues makes it clear to the designees that the voter inserted the ballot card into the voting machine with the back side of the ballot card facing up. Only holes that are clearly pierced through the punch card ballot shall be remade and counted. The designees shall remake and count a punch card ballot under this division whether the voter voted for one candidate, question, or issue, more than one but not all candidates, questions, or issues, or all candidates, questions, and issues.
(b) 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.
(C) The board of elections of a county where punch card ballots are used shall designate teams to inspect those ballots under division (B) of this section and, as necessary, to remove chads from those ballots or remake those ballots. Those teams shall consist of two employees of the board, one from each major political party. The board may designate as many teams as the board considers necessary to efficiently inspect those ballots prior to their counting. The board also may designate teams of two employees, one from each major political party, to monitor the teams conducting the inspection of those ballots under division (B) of this section.
(1) “Chad” means the small piece of paper or cardboard produced from a punch card ballot when a voter pierces a hole in a perforated, designated position on the ballot with a marking device to record the voter’s candidate, question, or issue choice.
(2) “Punch card ballot” means a ballot card that contains small perforated designated positions that a marking device must pierce to form a hole that records a voter’s candidate, question, or issue choice.
(B)(1) In counties where punch card ballots are used, employees of the board of elections designated by the board under division (C) of this section shall take all reasonable steps, in a manner prescribed by the secretary of state, to inspect those ballots at the board of elections prior to their counting by automatic tabulating equipment.
(2) Those designees shall take all reasonable steps, in a manner prescribed by the secretary of state, to remove from a punch card ballot chads attached by two or fewer corners. They shall not remove from a punch card ballot any chad attached by three or four corners. If a chad is attached to a punch card ballot by three or four corners, it shall be deemed that a voter did not record a candidate, question, or issue choice at that particular position on the ballot, and a vote shall not be counted at that particular position on the ballot.
(3)(a) Those designees shall remake and count as a valid ballot any punch card ballot in which the pattern of holes punched in areas of the ballot card other than the designated positions assigned to candidates, questions, or issues makes it clear to the designees that the voter inserted the ballot card into the voting machine with the back side of the ballot card facing up. Only holes that are clearly pierced through the punch card ballot shall be remade and counted. The designees shall remake and count a punch card ballot under this division whether the voter voted for one candidate, question, or issue, more than one but not all candidates, questions, or issues, or all candidates, questions, and issues.
(b) 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.
(C) The board of elections of a county where punch card ballots are used shall designate teams to inspect those ballots under division (B) of this section and, as necessary, to remove chads from those ballots or remake those ballots. Those teams shall consist of two employees of the board, one from each major political party. The board may designate as many teams as the board considers necessary to efficiently inspect those ballots prior to their counting. The board also may designate teams of two employees, one from each major political party, to monitor the teams conducting the inspection of those ballots under division (B) of this section.
(1) “Chad” means the small piece of paper or cardboard produced from a punch card ballot when a voter pierces a hole in a perforated, designated position on the ballot with a marking device to record the voter’s candidate, question, or issue choice.
(2) “Punch card ballot” means a ballot card that contains small perforated designated positions that a marking device must pierce to form a hole that records a voter’s candidate, question, or issue choice.
(B)(1) In counties where punch card ballots are used, employees of the board of elections designated by the board under division (C) of this section shall take all reasonable steps, in a manner prescribed by the secretary of state, to inspect those ballots at the board of elections prior to their counting by automatic tabulating equipment.
(2) Those designees shall take all reasonable steps, in a manner prescribed by the secretary of state, to remove from a punch card ballot chads attached by two or fewer corners. They shall not remove from a punch card ballot any chad attached by three or four corners. If a chad is attached to a punch card ballot by three or four corners, it shall be deemed that a voter did not record a candidate, question, or issue choice at that particular position on the ballot, and a vote shall not be counted at that particular position on the ballot.
(3)(a) Those designees shall remake and count as a valid ballot any punch card ballot in which the pattern of holes punched in areas of the ballot card other than the designated positions assigned to candidates, questions, or issues makes it clear to the designees that the voter inserted the ballot card into the voting machine with the back side of the ballot card facing up. Only holes that are clearly pierced through the punch card ballot shall be remade and counted. The designees shall remake and count a punch card ballot under this division whether the voter voted for one candidate, question, or issue, more than one but not all candidates, questions, or issues, or all candidates, questions, and issues.
(b) 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.
(C) The board of elections of a county where punch card ballots are used shall designate teams to inspect those ballots under division (B) of this section and, as necessary, to remove chads from those ballots or remake those ballots. Those teams shall consist of two employees of the board, one from each major political party. The board may designate as many teams as the board considers necessary to efficiently inspect those ballots prior to their counting. The board also may designate teams of two employees, one from each major political party, to monitor the teams conducting the inspection of those ballots under division (B) of this section.
