Challenges to a voter's eligibility at polling place -- Procedure.

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  • (1)
    • (a) A poll worker, a watcher, or an individual who resides in the jurisdiction to which the election relates may, at a polling place, challenge an individual's eligibility to vote a particular ballot or to vote in that election if:
      • (i) the individual making the challenge and the challenged individual are both present at the polling place at the time the challenge is made; and
      • (ii) the challenge is made before the challenged individual applies for a ballot.
    • (b) An individual may make a challenge by orally stating the challenged individual's name and the basis for the challenge, as provided under Section 20A-3a-803.
  • (2) The poll worker shall record a challenge in the official register or on the challenge sheets in the pollbook, including:
    • (a) the name of the challenged individual;
    • (b) the name of the individual making the challenge; and
    • (c) the basis upon which the challenge is made.
  • (3) If an individual's eligibility to vote is challenged under this section, the poll worker shall follow the procedures and requirements of Section 20A-3a-205.




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