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Wrong Ballot

Wrong Ballot: An otherwise proper ballot that was prepared for a different jurisdiction than the one in which it is used by a voter, generally the result of…

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An otherwise proper ballot that was prepared for a different jurisdiction than the one in which it is used by a voter, generally the result of delivering ballots to the wrong polling location. “Said wrong ballots shall be counted as cast for all candidates for whom the voter had the right to vote, and for whom the voter did vote.” Iowa Code §49.103.

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