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A provisional ballot is used to record a vote when there are questions about a given voter's eligibility. A provisional ballot would be cast when: *The voter refuses to show a photo ID (in regions that require one) *The voter's name does not appear on the electoral roll for the given precinct. *The voter's registration contains inaccurate or out-dated information such as the wrong address or a misspelled name. *The voter's ballot has already been recorded Whether a provisional ballot is counted is contingent upon the verification of that voter's eligibility. A guarantee that a voter could cast a provisional ballot if he or she believes that they are entitled to vote was one of the guarantees of the Help America Vote Act of 2002. ==History== The right of political parties to have observers at polling places is old.〔Title XIV, Chapter 5, Sec. 4922, (The Election Laws of the State of Ohio ), Ohio Secretary of State, 1920.〕 One of the established roles for such observers is to act as challengers, in the event that someone attempts to vote at the polling place who is not eligible to vote.〔(Election Day "Challengers" ), (Minnesota Secretary of State ), June 2008.〕 When a voter's right to vote was challenged, state laws typically allowed them to cast a ''challenged ballot''. After the polls closed, the canvassing board was then charged with examining the challenged ballots and determining whether the challenge was to be upheld or not.〔Greg Brown, (The Provisional Ballot vs. Challenged Ballot ), Nov. 16, 2005.〕 The right to a provisional ballot, as enacted by the Help America Vote Act, brings a degree of uniformity to the array of various challenged ballot rules enacted by various states. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Provisional ballot」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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