§ 3-601.1. Clerical error

   (a) "Clerical error" defined. -- In this section, "clerical error" means an inadvertent mistake in a voter registration record made by an election official.

(b) Determination by election director. -- The State Administrator or an election director shall make the determination whether an error in a voter registration record is a clerical error.

(c) Correction of error. -- If the State Administrator or election director determines that a clerical error has been made, the State Administrator or election director shall:

   (1) cause the error to be corrected; and

   (2) promptly notify the voter of the correction.

(d) Name of registered voter missing from precinct register on election day. --

   (1) On election day, if it is alleged that the name of a registered voter is missing from the precinct register because of a clerical error, the chief election judge shall contact the State Board or local board to determine whether a clerical error has been made.

   (2) If the State Administrator or election director determines that the absence of the name from the precinct register is the result of a clerical error, the State Administrator or election director shall authorize the chief election judge to:

      (i) issue a blank voter authority card to the affected voter; and

      (ii) allow the affected voter to vote after the affected voter completes the voter authority card and provides any other documentation required by the State Board.

HISTORY: 2002, ch. 404, § 2; 2005, ch. 572, § 1; 2006, ch. 44.