Wyo. Code R. 002-0005-6
Effective Date: 08/26/2022 to Current
Rule Type: Current Rules & Regulations
Reference Number: 002.0005.6.08262022
Section 1. Authority. These rules are authorized by W.S. 22-14-114(a).
(a) At each polling place, the “duplicating board” shall be a subdivision of the counting board or of the election judges appointed to count the absentee ballots in that precinct or counting center. The duplicating board shall consist of at least three (3) individuals of different political parties, if available, responsible for duplicating the damaged ballots that a voting machine has rejected.
(b) Each duplicate ballot shall be a true copy of the original with the damage removed. Each duplicate ballot shall be marked “Duplicate” and have the same control number recorded on it as the original ballot.
(a) Damaged ballots that cannot be counted by a tabulating machine shall be duplicated by the duplicating board.
(i) Three (3) election judges shall duplicate the ballot.
(ii) One (1) election judge shall read the vote off the official ballot and the second election judge shall mark a blank ballot with that vote. The third election judge shall witness the duplication process.
(b) The original ballot shall be marked “original ballot” and given a control number.
(c) The duplicate ballot shall be marked “duplicate ballot” and the control number given to the original ballot shall be written on the duplicate ballot.
(a) The duplicate ballots shall be counted by the voting machine with the absentee ballots, and the vote tallies shall be added to the precinct or counting center totals, and reported together.
(b) The original ballot shall be retained in a “duplicated ballot” container.
(c) All rejected, spoiled, or duplicated ballots shall be kept for a minimum of twenty-two (22) months or until all election contests affected by the ballots have been terminated.