34-901. OFFICIAL ELECTION BALLOT IDENTIFICATION. (1) The county clerk shall provide that all election ballots are identified as official. Each ballot shall have upon its face the date and year of the election in which it is used and the words "Official Election Ballot."
(2) The clerk in a county that utilizes optical scan ballots shall ensure that:
(a) The official election ballot identification is printed on each ballot issued; and
(b) Each ballot contains a unique marking to prevent duplication of official election ballots.
(3) The clerk in a county that utilizes paper or other ballots shall provide an official election stamp of such character or device and of such material as the board of county commissioners may select. In the event such stamp is lost, destroyed or unavailable upon election day, the distributing clerk shall initial each ballot and write "stamped" upon the ballot in the appropriate place.
History:
[34-901, added 1970, ch. 140, sec. 121, p. 351; am. 2013, ch. 285, sec. 2, p. 736.]