Provisional ballots are counted
We've received a number of questions about provisional ballots. Once identification is verified provisional ballots are added to the vote count.
A provisional ballot is usually cast by a voter whose name does not appear in the poll book or did not provide proper identification at the polls. Provisional ballots are counted after election officials verify the voter is eligible to cast a ballot, a labor-intensive process which generally takes between five and nine days to complete. Once verified, the ballot is added to the official count.
Provisional ballots will be available about three days after an election until the election is certified. Certification is 15 days after a primary or special election and 21 days after the general election. For more information, call 206-296-VOTE (8683) or e-mail voter.services@kingcounty.gov.
A provisional ballot is usually cast by a voter whose name does not appear in the poll book or did not provide proper identification at the polls. Provisional ballots are counted after election officials verify the voter is eligible to cast a ballot, a labor-intensive process which generally takes between five and nine days to complete. Once verified, the ballot is added to the official count.
Provisional ballots will be available about three days after an election until the election is certified. Certification is 15 days after a primary or special election and 21 days after the general election. For more information, call 206-296-VOTE (8683) or e-mail voter.services@kingcounty.gov.
posted by Sabra Schneider at
12:00 PM
1 Comments:
Now that I've voted with a provisional ballot, I have this reference number on a little slip of paper. How do we check the status of our provisional ballots - could you post the process for this also? -Thanks!
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