SB288 Summary

• Write-in votes permitted only in non-municipal general elections, requiring voters to write the candidate name and mark the designated space for that office.

• All write-in ballots must be returned to a central county location on election night as determined by the judge of probate.

• Write-in votes shall be counted by the canvassing board or appointed election officials on or before noon on Tuesday, seven days after the election.

• Write-in ballots shall be tabulated and canvassed using the same procedures as provisional ballots under Section 17-10-2.

• Poll workers counting write-in ballots on days other than election day are entitled to receive the same compensation as poll workers on election day.