714.1 If a voter makes a mistake in marking a ballot or erroneously defaces or tears a ballot, he or she may surrender the spoiled ballot to a polling place official, who shall furnish the voter with another ballot.

714.2 The polling place official shall request the voter place the spoiled ballots into the spoiled ballot envelope.

714.3 The voter shall seal the envelope and shall return it to the polling official before an additional ballot can be issued.

714.4 A polling place official shall not issue more than three (3) ballots (one (1) original, two (2) replacements) to any voter. Before the polling place official issues the second (2^nd) ballot, the polling place official shall inform the voter that the voter may have only one (1) additional ballot after the first (1^st) replacement ballot. Before the polling place official issues the third (3^rd) ballot, the polling place official shall inform the voter that it will be the last ballot issued to the voter.

714.5 [REPEALED]

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 39 DCR 2467, 2489-90 (April 10, 1992); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 7414 (July 30, 2004); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 4245, 4259 (May 14, 2010); as amended by Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 7081 (August 6, 2010)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 11123 (November 26, 2010); as amended by Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 10752 (December 16, 2012)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 941, 957 (February 10, 2012); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 14744 (November 13, 2015); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 65 DCR 6543 (June 15, 2018); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 69 DCR 009504 (July 29, 2022).