Your Rights as a Voter

* If a person or organization is soliciting voter registrations, they must give a registration card to any elector requesting one. For example, if you are at a local event, and you see a booth with a banner that reads "Register Republican Here", but you want to register as a Libertarian, they are legally required to give you a registration card if you request one.

* If you can’t make it to the polls, you can still vote by absentee ballot. Absentee ballots may be requested by contacting your county election office. For contact information, click on County Election Officials.

* You have the right to receive a new registration card that has not been marked, stamped, or partially or fully completed. If you request a registration form, you have the right to complete the form by yourself. If the form you received has the party already checked in the box, you have the right to

* You have a right to submit your own registration card. Solicitors who are paid to register voters may ask that you allow them to submit your registration for you. If you allow a solicitor to submit your registration, they must do so within three business days**.

 

**excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and state holidays. Retaining completed cards for more than 3 days, or denying the voter’s right to return his or her completed card is a misdemeanor.

1. You have the right to cast a ballot if you are a valid registered voter. A valid registered voter means a United States citizen who is a resident in this state, who is at least 18 years of age and not in prison or on parole for conviction of a felony, and who is registered to vote at his or her current residence address.
2. You have the right to cast a provisional ballot if your name is not listed on the voting rolls.
3. You have the right to cast a ballot if you are present and in line at the polling place prior to the close of the polls.
4. You have the right to cast a secret ballot free from intimidation.
5. You have the right to receive a new ballot if, prior to casting your ballot, you believe you made a mistake. If at any time before you finally cast your ballot, you feel you have made a mistake, you have the right to exchange the spoiled ballot for a new ballot. Absentee voters may also request and receive a new ballot if they return their spoiled ballot to an elections official prior to the closing of the polls on election day.
6. You have the right to receive assistance in casting your ballot, if you are unable to vote without assistance.
7. You have the right to return a completed absentee ballot to any precinct in the county. 8. You have the right to election materials in another language, if there are sufficient residents in your precinct to warrant production.
9. You have the right to ask questions about election procedures and observe the elections process.
You have the right to ask questions of the precinct board and election offi cials regarding election procedures and to receive an answer or be directed to the appropriate offi cial for an answer. However, if persistent questioning disrupts the execution of their duties, the board or election officials may discontinue responding to questions.
10. You have the right to report any illegal or fraudulent activity to a local elections official or to the Secretary of State’s Office.