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Prohibited Ballot

Prohibited Ballot: An otherwise genuine ballot that a voter is forb idden to use because it has not been obtained in accordance with procedures.

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An otherwise genuine ballot that a voter is forb idden to use because it has not been obtained in accordance with procedures. “No voter shall vote or offer to vote any ballot except such as the voter has received from the precinct election officials …” Iowa Code §49.87. Project SERVE A development project conducted by the U. S. Department of Defense to fulfill its responsibilities under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA). It is an acronym for “Secure Electronic Regist ration and Voting Experiment,” which was to allow Internet voting by overseas voters from 51 counties in seven states. It was terminated in February 2004 because of concerns over security.

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