November
7, 2000 General Election
Rejected Special and Absentee Ballots
and Suggested Code Changes
Rejected Special Ballots
|
Voter Not Registered |
219 * |
|
Voter claimed to have
registered at DOT |
33 |
|
Voter claimed to have
registered through an organization or registration drive |
18 |
|
Voter claimed to have
registered at office |
3 |
|
Moved to county after
deadline |
1 |
|
Unsupported claim of
registration, or assertion of right to vote |
164 |
|
Did not surrender absentee
ballot at polls |
11 ** |
|
Went to wrong precinct |
10 |
|
Placed blank ballot in
reader |
1 *** |
|
Already voted at polls |
1 |
|
No name on special ballot
envelope |
1 |
|
total rejected special
ballots |
243 |
|
* Same day voter
registration would count: |
219 (90.1%) |
|
Special ballots counted |
71 |
** Procedural changes implemented in
2002 by the Secretary of State would have resulted in these votes being counted
*** Administrative code changes implemented
in 2001 require that ballot readers reject blank ballots to allow voter
another chance to mark the ballot.
|
Rejected Absentee Ballots |
Recommendation
|
Administrative Code section |
| Affidavit envelope not sealed |
32 |
(1) |
721-21.361(3) |
| Not registered (includes 1 inactive) |
26 |
(2) |
|
| Original of fax not received |
23 |
(3) |
721-21.2(2) |
| Affidavit envelope not signed |
22 |
|
721-21.361(1)a |
| Ballot not placed in affidavit envelope |
20 |
(1) |
721-21.361(53) |
| No Address on affidavit envelope |
16 |
(4) |
721-21.361(1)b |
| No Affidavit envelope |
7 |
(1) |
721-21.361(53) |
| Federal ballot w/o request |
6 |
(5) |
721-21.361(53) |
| Affidavit envelope opened/resealed |
2 |
(1) |
721-21.361(4) |
| total rejected |
154 |
|
|
Administrative Code changes recommended by Johnson
County Auditor
(1) A one-envelope system eliminating the separate affidavit
envelope would solve this problem.
(2) An absentee ballot request could constitute registration.
(3) This requirement should be abolished.
(4) Redesign affidavit envelope to accommodate pre-addressed label.
(5) A ballot affidavit could constitute an absentee ballot request.
Total rejected absentee ballots counted
if all suggestions adopted |
132 |
85.7% |
| Grand total rejected (special and absentee) |
397 |
|
Total counted with same day registration
and suggestions |
351 |
88.4% |
| 
