The difficulty of recounts and the risks to the secrecy of the ballot created by procedures put in place by a 2006 directive make it more prudent to use paper ballots for provisional voting, the directive says.
For any election other than a presidential primary, provisional balloting may begin on the 28th day before the election, the directive states. The directive also spells out the identification requirements for a voter to file a provisional ballot.
Three additional points providing guidance to elections officials include:
- Identity requirements for regular voting and for early and absentee voting
- Absentee voting requirements
- Verification of availability of handicapped parking at polling places
