Sec. 33.11.05.08. Vote or Contest Rejection

A. Person No Longer a Candidate. If an absentee ballot is voted for an individual who has ceased to be a candidate, the vote for that individual may not be counted but does not invalidate the rest of the ballot.

B. Damaged or Marked Ballot. If an absentee ballot is damaged or otherwise marked so that the local board cannot determine the voter's intent in a specific contest, the local board shall reject that contest on the ballot.

C. Erasures or Alterations. If an absentee ballot has erasures or has been altered or repaired:

(1) For all contests where the voter's intent is clear, the local board shall process the ballot or, if necessary, have it duplicated and processed; and

(2) For any contest where the local board cannot determine the voter's intent, the local board shall reject that contest on the ballot.