HomeMy WebLinkAbout11032011CanvassingMinutes of the City of Sebastian Canvassing Board
Absentee Ballot Opening
Thursday, November 3, 2011 — 9 a.m.
11/8/11 General Election
Supervisor of Elections Office
4375 43`d Avenue
Vero Beach, FL 32967
Present:
City of Sebastian Canvassing Board Members: City Clerk, Sally Maio (Chairperson), City
Attorney, Robert Ginsburg, and City Manager, Al Minner.
Other Officials Present:
Indian River County: Supervisor of Elections, Leslie Swan; Absentee Ballot Coordinator, Marge
Diehl, IT Manager, Gary Gordon and other SOE staff members to assist with Absentee Ballot
Opening and Count
City of Vero Beach Canvassing Board Members
City of Fellsmere Canvassing Board Members
The Chairperson called the Sebastian Canvassing Board meeting to order at 9 am in the SOE
warehouse.
The October 19, 2011 Sebastian Canvassing Board minutes were approved on motion by Mr.
Ginsburg and second by Mr. Minner with a voice vote of 3 -0.
The Supervisor of Elections read *instructions for absentee ballot opening and determination of
voter intent for ballots provided by SOE staff to the Canvassing Boards. Marge Diehl further
explained procedures to be followed and asked the Canvassing Boards to accept or reject ballots
based on approved criteria. She said the absentee ballots received as of 11/2/11 would be
opened and counted but not tabulated until election day November 8, 2011.
(See documents attached as provided by SOE - November 3, 2011 agenda, list of attendees,
*Pre - Election Absentee Canvassing Procedures, Accepted Absentee Ballot Criteria, and
Absentee Ballot Balance Sheet thru 11/2/11 indicating 1045 absentee ballot requests and 499
absentee ballots received for Sebastian [M -2]).
The Sebastian Canvassing Board was advised that the Supervisor of Elections office had
received 499 absentee ballots for Sebastian thus far. The Canvassing Board rejected only one
ballot due to lack of voter signature. One absentee ballot received was wet and had to be
duplicated for the count.
The Sebastian Canvassing Board assisted with opening ballots for the City of Vero Beach, and
the other City Canvassing Boards likewise assisted with opening ballots for Sebastian.
When all ballots were opened, at 10 am all Canvassing Boards moved to the tabulating room for
the ballot count. The SOE staff started off with a zero count on the tabulating machine and all
members initialed that zero count.
During the count, the Sebastian Canvassing Board made determinations of voter intent on several
ballots which were rejected by the tabulating machine because over vote was detected. All of
those ballots were accepted and highlighted for duplication, because the voter's intent was clear
to all three members, and the duplicated ballots were counted.
Leslie Swan, SOE, explained during the count that under new election laws, absentee ballot and
early vote results must be released within thirty minutes of the close of the polls on election day,
and results must be updated every 45 minutes until complete. She said runners will bring the
voter cartridges from the polling places to make the count more timely and verification teams will
compare the cartridge numbers with the numbers in the transfer cases provided by poll workers.
Leslie Swan, SOE, broke the seal from the transfer box containing documents from the October
19, 2011 meeting, to insert the new certification of the Pre - Election Absentee Canvass signed by
the Sebastian Canvassing Board and the case was sealed again with seal #001 1871.
The Canvassing Board will meet again on November 8, 2011 to canvass all remaining absentee
ballots with tabulation of absentee ballots, early votes and all final election results to begin at 7
pm. They will meet again on November 10, 2011 at 5 pm to canvass provisional ballots and
certify the election and randomly select races /precincts for the Post Election Manual Audit which
will take place on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at 9 am and will be made public no later than
November 30, 2011.
The Canvassing Board Meeting adjourned at 10:40 am and will reconvene on November 8, 2011.
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Canvassing Board Agenda
November 3, 2011
9:00 a.m. Call to Order
Adopt Standards for Voter Intent
Explanation of Opening, Duplicating and Canvassing process
Opening Absentee Ballots
Process Absentee Ballots through 400 -C
Review outstacks for voter intent issues and duplicate as necessary
Run duplicated outstacks through 400 -C
Final processing of totals from 400 -C for reconciliation
Report of Absentee Ballots Received
Report of Absentee Ballots Accepted vs. Absentee Ballots Counted
Final Signatures on Pre - Election Canvassing
Seal Transfer Box
Recess until 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 8, 2011
4375 43''1 Avenue, Vero Beach. FL 32967 (772) 226 -3440 FAX (772) 770 -5367
www.voteindianriver.corn
November 8, 2011
MUNICIPAL GENERAL ELECTION
Absentee Opening and Sorting of Absentee Ballots — 9:00 a.m. in warehouse (November 3rd, 2011)
Supervisor of Elections: Leslie Swan
Canvassing Board Members City of Vero Beach: Tammy Vock, James O'Conner & Wayne Coment
Canvassing Board Members City of Sebastian: Sally Maio, Robert Ginsburg & Al Minner
Canvassing Board Members City of Fellsmere: Debbie Krages, Joel Tyson & Jason Nunemaker
Absentee Coordinator: Marge Diehl
Opening Machine Operator: Gary Gordon
Opening & Sorting of Vero Beach Absentee Ballots: Jean Matthews, Tricia Verdugo, Leslie Swan, Marge
Diehl, Anne Kroh, Sally Maio, Robert Ginsburg, Al Minner, Debbie Krages, Joel Tyson & Jason Nunemaker
Opening & Sorting of Sebastian Absentee Ballots: Jean Matthews, Tricia Verdugo, Leslie Swan, Marge
Diehl, Anne Kroh, Tammy Vock, James O'Conner & Wayne Convent
Opening & Sorting of Fellsmere Absentee Ballots: Jean Matthews, Tricia Verdugo, Leslie Swan, Marge
Diehl, Anne Kroh, Tammy Vock, James O'Conner & Wayne Coment
Duplicating Team: Tricia Verdugo & Anne Kroh
Tabulation Room
Canvassing Board: * ** *One Canvassing Board Member for Each City * * **
Absentee (400C): Gary Gordon
Leslie R. Swan
Supervisor of Elections
Indian River County
Your Vote Is Your Voice...Speak Up!
PRE - ELECTION ABSENTEE CANVASSING PROCEDURES
1. Call meeting to order, review procedures, announce use of previously adopted voter intent rules,
absentee counting guidelines and public notice of meeting, announce any challenges received and if
anyone came for public review of certificates.
2. The opening team will remove the secrecy sleeve containing the ballot from each certificate envelope.
The team will look and feel to make sure there is only one ballot in each envelope. Two separate
stacks will be made by the team: one stack containing the certificate envelopes and one stack of
secrecy sleeves containing the ballot.
3. The Absentee Coordinator /Assistant will remove the stacks of certificate envelopes from each team and
place them on a wire cart for storage. The Absentee Coordinator /Assistant will remove the secrecy
sleeves containing the ballots and stack them on the table (near letter opener).
4. With the opening /sorting team work surfaces clear of all ballot materials, the Absentee
Coordinator /Assistant will deliver the stacks of ballots in their secrecy sleeves to the sorting team who
will then separate the ballots /secrecy sleeves. The team will check for more than one ballot in a sleeve.
Two separate stacks will be made by the team: one stack of ballots and one stack of secrecy sleeves.
5. The Absentee Coordinator /Assistant will collect all of the empty secrecy sleeves and place them on a
wire cart. The Absentee Coordinator /Assistant will collect all of the ballots and place them on a
separate wire cart which will be delivered to the tabulating room.
6. While the opening /sorting procedures are taking place, the Canvassing Board will rule on the ballots
with certificate problems which the Absentee Coordinator has separated from all other ballots as they
arrive in the SOE office by mail each day. The Coordinator will place a tray marked "Canvassing Board
Determination." CB will stamp REJECTED on all rejected ballots and this information will be recorded
into the record. The Canvassing Board will sort into bins: ACCEPTED or REJECTED ballots.
Accepted ballots /certificates will be picked up by the Absentee Ballot Coordinator and delivered to the
opening /sorting team.
7. When the Canvassing Board has completed the opening /sort procedures, they will move to the
tabulation room. The IT Manager will conduct the zero proof process on the tabulation equipment and
provide a report to the Canvassing Board which will be reviewed and signed. The ballots delivered to
the tabulating room will be processed through the 400C high -speed counter, but the results will not be
sent to the tabulation system. All overvoted ballots and blank ballots will be sent to the outstack tray.
Election staff will place these ballots into the "CB Determination Outstack" tray. All write -in ballots
outstacked into the bottom tray of the 400C will be stored in a write -in box for the Canvassing Board to
review at a later time.
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Pre - Election Absentee Canvassing Procedures
8. The Canvassing Board will review all outstacked ballots (defective, overvoted, & black ballots) to
determine voter intent. If any of the ballots show the voter's intent is clear but the ballot was not
marked correctly to be counted by the 400C, a duplicate ballot will be prepared. The Canvassing Board
will make determinations on voter intent and mark their ruling on the face of the ballot. Once the
Canvassing Board makes their determination, the ballot will be placed in the "To Be Duplicated" tray.
All ballots that do not need to be duplicated will be placed in the "Ready To Count" tray.
9. Election staff will deliver the ballots to be duplicated to the duplicating teams (ex: A and B) by placing
them in the "To Be Duplicated" tray in front of the duplicating teams. Election staff will provide the team
a blank ballot from the correct ballot style to be duplicated.
10. The duplicating teams will number each ballot to be duplicated (A -1, A -2, A -3, etc. and B -1, B -2, B -3,
etc.) and then duplicate each ballot, as indicated by the Canvassing Board, with the corresponding
number. Each original ballot will be marked VOID and placed in the manila envelope provided and the
duplicated ballot will be placed in a bin marked — READY TO COUNT. Election staff will pick those
ballots up and deliver to the operators of the 400C high speed counter. Duplicated ballots will be
processed through the 400C all at one time and stored together. The duplicated ballots are stored
together in the event the SOE office has to conduct a recount. This procedure allows duplicated ballots
to be identified immediately without having to manually search for the duplicated ballots. The duplicated
"Ready to Count" ballots and those outstacked that did not need to be duplicated in the "Ready to
Count" tray will be tabulated at the same time with the switch turned off to allow these ballots to be
counted.
11. The IT Manager will provide the number of ballots tabulated through the 400C and the Absentee Ballot
Coordinator will provide the number of accepted Absentee Ballots. These totals will be reported to the
Canvassing Board and made a part of the CB record. The Coordinator will also report the total number
of requests for absentees so the Canvassing Board can compare the number of ballots received by the
number of ballots requested.
12. The transfer case will be removed from the vault by the Supervisor of Elections and the back -up thumb
drive (containing the copy of the totals from the 400C) will be stored in the sealed transfer case. The
Canvassing Board will sign the transfer case document and seal the transfer case. Upon completion of
Absentee Ballot opening procedures, ballots will be stored in the fire proof vault. The vault is locked
with access only by pass card and key.
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(1) Application. The standards in this rule apply to determine whether the voter has clearly indicated a definite
choice for purposes of counting a vote cast on a ballot in a manual recount as provided specifically by Section 102.166,
F.S.
(2) Direct recording electronic voting system.
(a) A vote cast on this voting system is valid for a particular. candidate, issue choice, or judicial retention choice
when the voter marks the ballot electronically as specified in the ballot instructions.
(b) A vote cast on this voting system is valid for a particular write -in candidate when the voter types on the touch
screen the name of a write -in candidate in accordance with the ballot instructions.
(3) Optical scan voting system.
(a) A vote cast on this voting system is valid for a particular candidate, issue choice, or judicial retention choice
when the voter marks the ballot as specified in the ballot instructions.
(b) A vote cast on this voting system is valid for a particular write -in candidate when the voter writes in the name of
a candidate in the designated write -in space and fills in the oval or arrow next to the write -in candidate's name.
(4) Manual review and tabulation.
(a) The standards under this subsection apply in all instances where a contest is not marked as specified in the ballot
instructions under subsection (2) or (3) and a manual review of the voter's markings on a ballot is required to determine
whether there is a clear indication that the voter has made a definite choice in a contest.
(b) The canvassing board must first look at the entire ballot for consistency. Then the provisions of paragraph (c)
apply to determine whether the voter has made a definite choice in a contest, provided the voter has not marked any other
contest on the ballot, or if the voter has marked other contests, he or she has marked them in the same manner, subject to
the exceptions in subparagraphs 7., 10., and 15. The following are examples of valid votes after review for consistency:
For Attorney General
(Vote for one)
C.) Lucille Ball
all Jack Benny
Q Desi Arnaz
CD Lenny Bruce
For Commissioner of Agriculture
(Vote for one)
Jack Ritter
CD Audra Lindley
• Francis Bavier
Jack Dodson
For State Representative
(Vote for one)
on Nichols
CD Michael Ross
O Bernie West
CD Norman Fell
Ballot Situation 1: Recount in race of State Representative. The two ovals in the
first two races are filled in properly, but the voter has circled the candidate's
name in the state representative race. Since the voter did not mark the state
representative race in the same manner as in the other races, it cannot be
determined whether the voter has clearly indicated a definite choice for Don
Nichols.
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For Attorney General
(Vote for one
Lucille Ball
Jack Benny
Desi Arnaz
Lenny Bruce
For Commissioner of
Agriculture
(Vote for one)
Jack Ritter
Audra Lindley
Francis Bavier
Jack Dodson
For State Representative
(Vote for one)
Don Nichols
Michael Ross
Bernie West
Norman Fell
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Ballot Situation 2: Recount in race of State Representative. All races on this ballot
are marked in the same manner. Since the ballot is consistently marked as in
paragraph (c), the vote cast for Michael Ross in the state representative race is a
valid vote.
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For Attorney General
(Vote for one)
Lucille Bal♦
Jack Benny
Desi Arnaz
Lenny Bruce
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For Commissioner of
Agriculture
(Vote for one)
Jack Ritter
Audra Lindley
Francis Bavier
Jack Dodson
For State Representative
(Vote for one)
Don Nichols
Michael Ross
Bernie West
Norman Fell
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Ballot Situation 3: Recount in State Representative race. Each race is marked
differently so that no consistency in marking exists. It cannot be determined which
marking, if any, is clearly indicative of the voter 's choice. Therefore, the vote cast
for Bernie West is not valid
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(c) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (b), the following marks constitute a valid vote as indicated for a
particular candidate, issue choice, or judicial retention choice:
1. The voter circles or underlines either the oval or arrow next to a candidate's name, issue choice, or judicial retention
choice.
Valid Vote for Ball Valid Vote for Ball
For Attorney General
(Vote for one)
Lucille Ball
CD Jack Benny
CD Desi Arnaz
Q Lenny Bruce
Valid Vote for Ball
For Attorney General
(Vote for one)
Cr7") Lucille Ball
CD Jack Benny
CD Desi Arnaz
Q Lenny Bruce
For Attorney General
(Vote for one)
Lucille Ball
Jack Benny
Desi Arnaz
Lenny Bruce
Valid Vote for Ball
For Attorney General
(Vote for one)
Lucille Ball
Jack Benny
Desi Arnaz
Lenny Bruce
NMI
2. The voter circles or underlines the name of a candidate, issue choice, or judicial retention choice.
Valid Vote for Arnaz
For Attorney General
(Vote for one)
CD Lucille Ball
cD Jack Benny
Q Desi Arnaz
CD Lenny Bruce
Valid Vote for Arnaz
For Attorney General
(Vote for one)
Lucille Ball
Jack Benny
(esi Arnaz
Lenny Bruce
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3. The voter circles or underlines the party abbreviation associated with a candidate's name.
Valid Vote for Benny
For Attorney General
(Vote for one)
Q Lucille Ball DEM
Jack Benny R
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Lenny Bruce LBT
Valid Vote for Benny
For Attorney General
(Vote for one)
Lucille Ball DEM
Jack Benny
Desi Arnaz GRN
Lenny Bruce LIB
4. The voter marks an "X," a check mark, a cross, a plus sign, an asterisk or a star, any portion of which is contained
in a single oval or within the blank space between the head and tail of a single arrow. The marking must not enter into
another oval or the space between the head and tail of another arrow.
Valid Vote for Ball
For Attorney General
(Vote for one)
Cr Lucille Ball
Jack Benny
Desi Arnaz
CD Lenny Bruce
Invalid Vote
For Attorney General
(Vote for one)
Lucille Ball
Jack Benny
Desi Arnaz
0 Lenny Bruce
Valid Vote for Ball
For Attorney General
(Vote for one)
Lucille Ball AuX
Jack Benny
Desi Arnaz
Lenny Bruce
Invalid Vote
For Attorney General
(Vote for one)
Lucille Ball
Jack Benny
Desi Arnaz
Lenny Bruce
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5. The voter draws _a diagonal, horizontal, or vertical line, any portion of which intersects two points on the oval
and which does not intersect another oval at any two points. If it is a horizontal line, the line must not strike through
the name of the candidate.
Valid Vote for Ball
For Attorney General
(Vote for one)
Lucille Ball
0 Jack Benny
Desi Arnaz
CD Lenny Bruce
Invalid Vote
For Attorney General
(Vote for one)
Lucille Ball
Jack Benny
Desi Arnaz
Lenny Bruce
Valid Vote for Ball
For Attorney General
(Vote for one)
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CD Jack Benny
Desi Arnaz
c Lenny Bruce
Invalid Vote
For Attorney General
(Vote for one)
cD Jack Benny
Desi Arnaz
cp. Lenny Bruce
6. The voter draws a diagonal or vertical line that intersects an imaginary line extending from the center of the head
of a single arrow to the center of the tail of the same arrow, provided the diagonal or vertical line does not intersect the
imaginary line joining the head and tail of another arrow.
Valid Vote for Ball
For Treasurer
(Vote for one)
Lucille Ball
Jack Benny
Desi Arnaz
Lenny Bruce
Invalid Vote
For Treasurer
(Vote for one)
Lucille Ball
Jack Benny
Desi Arnaz
Lenny Bruce
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7. The voter marks all the choices for a race but further clarifies a choice for a particular candidate, issue choice or
judicial retention choice by placing an additional mark or marks showing support solely for that particular candidate, issue
or judicial retention choice.
Valid Vote for Arnaz
For Commissioner of Education
(Vote for one)
E. Lucille Ball
• Jack Benny
Desi Arnaz
• Lenny Bruce
Valid Vote for Ball
For Commissioner of Education
(Vote for one)
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Lucille Ball
Jack Benny
Desi Arnaz
Lenny Bruce
Valid Vote to Keep Justice in Office
Judicial Retention
State Supreme Court
(Vote yes or no)
Shall Justice Tom Poston be retained as Chief
Justice of the State Supreme Court
8. The voter strikes through all the choices for candidates, issue, or judicial retention except for one and also leaves
the write -in candidate space blank.
Valid Vote for Bruce
For Commissioner of Agriculture
(Vote for one)
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Q Lenny Bruce
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9. The voter writes words such as "Vote for [candidate's name]," "Count this vote" or "Vote no on amendment or
referendum," or "I want this one ", provided there are no other markings in the race that would constitute a valid vote for
a different candidate, issue choice, or judicial retention choice pursuant to rule.
Valid Vote for Arnaz
For State Senator
(Vote for one)
Q Lucille Ball
(7 Jack Benny
Q Desi ArnaziO
c Lenny Bruce
Invalid Vote
For State Senator
(Vote for one)
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Lucille Ball
Jack Benny
(esi Arnaz
Lenny Bruce
Valid "No" vote
Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 1
Article , section
(Popular Name)
An amendment to limit the increase in the assessed value of a taxpayer's real property after a
countywide reappraisal and to require a property tax credit.
Q YES 1 VQt6 nOProposed Constitutional Amendment No. 1
Q NO Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 1
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10. The voter fills in the majority of an oval, or the majority of the distance between the head and the tail of an
arrow designating a particular candidate, issue choice, or judicial retention choice regardless of how other races on the
ballot are marked.
Valid Vote for Arnaz
For School Board Member
(Vote for one)
Q Lucille Ball
C-7 Jack Benny
CO Desi Arnaz
Q Lenny Bruce
Valid Vote for Arnaz
For School Board Member
(Vote for one)
Lucille Ball
Jack Benny
Desi Arnaz
Lenny Bruce
11. If a voter marks fewer candidates than there are positions to be elected for those offices, then the votes for all of
those marked candidates shall count. For example, if the voter is allowed to vote for 5 candidates in a special district
election ( "Vote for 5 ") and the voter marks 2 candidates, the votes for those two marked candidates shall count.
Valid Votes for Arnaz and Bruce
For County Commissioner
(Vote for three)
Q Lucille Ball
C) Jack Benny
Desi Arnaz
all Lenny Bruce
Valid Vote for Benny
For School Board Member
(Vote for two)
Lucille Ball
Jack Benny
Desi Arnaz
Lenny Bruce
12. The voter draws an arrow from the arrow head to a particular candidate, issue choice or judicial retention choice
or draws an arrow head on the tail end of the arrow in lieu of filling in the void between the arrow head and the tail for
the particular candidate, issue choice or judicial retention choice.
Valid Vote for Arnaz
For U.S. Senator
(Vote for one)
Lucille Ball
Jack Benny
Desi Arnaz
Lenny Bruce
Valid Vote for Bruce
For U.S. Senator
(Vote for one)
Lucille Ball
Jack Benny
Desi Arnaz
Lenny Bruce
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13. The voter darkens or bolds the arrow head and the arrow tail but does not fill in the void between the arrow head
and the tail.
Valid Vote for Ball
For Attorney General
(Vote for one)
Lucille Ball
Jack Benny
Desi Arnaz
Lenny Bruce
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14. The voter punches the oval or the void between the arrow head and tail.
Valid Vote for Ball
For Attorney General
(Vote for one)
CD Lucille Ball
0 Jack Benny
0 Desi Arnaz
Lenny Bruce
Valid Vote for Benny
For Attorney General
(Vote for one)
Lucille Ball
Jack Benny
Desi Arnaz
Lenny Bruce
15. The voter marks two or more choices similarly in one of the ways indicated in paragraphs 1.- 14. and
additionally writes in comments such as "not this," "ignore this," "don't want," or "wrong," or "Vote for [candidate's
name]" such that voter's definite choice is clearly indicated.
Valid Vote for Ball
Valid Vote for Arnaz
For Clerk of Court
(Vote for one)
Lucille Ball
Jack Benn
Desi Arnaz10.1
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(5) Write -in Voting.
(a) A voter is determined to have made a definite choice for a write -in vote for the joint office of PresidentNice-
President if the voter writes in either the last name of the candidate for President or the last name of the candidate for
Vice - President. This standard similarly applies to constitute a valid write -in vote for the joint office of
Governor/Lieutenant Governor if the voter writes in either the last name of the candidate for Governor or the last name
of the candidate for Lieutenant Governor.
Valid Vote for Joint Qualified Write -in President and Vice President Candidates, Lenny Bruce and Sally Marr
For PresidentNice President
(Vote for one)
Lucille Ball
Buster Keaton
c Jack Benny
Don Wilson
Desi Arnaz
Xavier Cugat
O Lenny Bruce
Sally Marr
Marr
Write -in
(b) A voter is determined to have made a definite choice for a named candidate if the voter indicates a vote for a
candidate named on the ballot and also writes -in the name of that same candidate in the blank space for `write -in
candidate'.
Valid Vote for Benny
For Attorney General
(Vote for one)
Q Lucille Ball
alp Jack Benny
CD Desi Arnaz
Q Lenny Bruce
▪ Benny
Write -In
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(c) A voter is determined to have made a definite choice for a particular candidate if the voter either writes in the
name of a qualified write -in candidate or the name of a candidate who is named on the ballot in that race.
Valid Vote for Smith, if Smith
is a qualified write -in candidate
For Public Defender
(Vote for one)
Q Lucille Ball
CD Jack Benny
• Desi Arnaz
Q Lenny Bruce
O Swath/
Write -In
Valid Vote for Bruce
For Public Defender
(Vote for one)
Lucille Ball
Jack Benny
Desi Arnaz
Lenny Bruce
'Bruce:
Write -In
ROI
(d) If a voter abbreviates, misspells or varies the form of the name of a candidate in the write -in candidate space, it
shall not affect the determination of whether the voter has made a definite choice.
(e) If a voter indicates a vote for a candidate named on the ballot and also writes in a name of a different person in
the write -in candidate space, it shall be considered an overvote and none of the votes are valid for that race.
Invalid Vote
For Sheriff
(Vote for one)
Lucille Ball
O Jack Benny
Desi Arnaz
• Lenny Bruce
GOOFY
Write -In
Invalid Vote
For Sheriff
(Vote for one)
Lucille Ball
Jack Benny
Desi Arnaz 4" ow
Lenny Bruce 4 Nim
Chester
Write -In
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(6) Overvotes. Except as otherwise provided in subsections (4) and (5), if the voter marks more choices than there
are positions or choices for that office or issue, it shall be considered an overvote and none of the votes are valid for that
race.
Invalid Vote
For U.S. Representative
(Vote for one)
Q Lucille Ball
Jack Benny
• Desi Arnaz
Lenny Bruce
Invalid Vote
For U.S. Representative
(Vote for one)
Lucille Ball
Jack Benny
Desi Arnaz
Lenny Bruce
MIN
7) Valid Vote.
(a) A vote shall not count for any particular candidate, issue choice, or judicial retention choice at issue unless
determined to be a valid vote pursuant to this rule.
(b)If a voter does not mark a candidate, judicial retention choice, or issue choice in a contest, the valid votes for
other candidates or issues on the same ballot shall still be counted.
Specific Authority 20.10(3), 97.021, 102.166(4) FS. Law Implemented 101.5614(5) 102.166(4); FS. History —New 6 -6-
02, 10 -6 -08.
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