Notice to voters: if you ….

Notice to voters: if you are voting on Election Day, your ballot must be initialed by two (2) election inspectors. If you are voting absentee, your ballot must be initialed by the municipal clerk or deputy clerk. Your ballot may not be counted without initials (see end of ballot for initials).

Notice of Spring Election and Sample Ballots April 1, 2025 Office of the Taylor County Clerk To the voters of Taylor County: Notice is hereby given of a spring election to be held in Taylor County on April 1, 2025, at which the officers named below shall be nominated. The names of the candidates for each of- fice, whose nominations have been certified to or filed in this office, are given under the title of the office, each in its proper column, together with the ques - tions submitted to a vote, for a referendum, if any, in the sam -

ple ballot below.

Information to Voters

Upon entering the polling place and before being permit ted to vote, a voter shall: • state their name and address • show an acceptable form of photo identification* • sign the poll book**

*If a voter does not have ac- ceptable photo identification, the voter may obtain a free photo ID for voting from the Division of Motor Vehicles.

**If the voter is unable to sign the poll book due to disability, a poll worker may write the word “exempt.”

If a voter is not registered to vote, they may register to vote at the polling place serving their residence if the voter provides proof of residence. Where ballots are distributed to voters, the initials of two inspectors must appear on the ballot. Upon being permitted to vote, the voter shall enter a voting booth or go to a machine and

Nonpartisan Office and Referendum

cast their ballot. The vote should not be cast in any manner other than specified here. Sample bal - lots or other materials to assist the voter in marking their ballot may be taken into the booth and copied. The sample ballot shall not be shown to anyone so as to reveal how the ballot is marked.

A voter who is a parent or guardian may be accompanied by the voter's minor child or mi - nor ward. An election official may inform the voter of the proper manner for casting a vote, but the official may not advise or indicate a par -

ticular voting choice.

Assistance for Voting

A voter may select an indi vidual to assist in casting their vote if the voter declares to the presiding official that they are unable to read, have difficulty reading, writing, or understanding English, or that due to disability are unable to cast their ballot. The selected individual rendering assistance may not be the voter's employer or an agent of that employer or an offi cer or agent of a labor organiza- tion which represents the voter.

Where Optical Scan Voting is Used

The voter shall fill in the oval next to the name of the candi date of their choice for each office for which they intend to vote. To vote for a person whose name does not appear on the ballot, the voter shall write in the name of the person of their choice in the space provided for a write-in vote and fill in the oval next to the write-in line. On referendum questions, the voter shall fill in the oval next to "yes" if in favor of the question, or the

Official Ballot April 1, 2025

voter shall fill in the oval next to "no" if opposed to the question. When using an electronic ballot marking device ("Express -

Vote) to mark an optical scan ballot, the voter shall touch the screen or use the tactile pad to select the name of the candidate of his or her choice for each of- fice for which he or she intends to vote. To vote for a person whose name does not appear on the ballot, the voter shall type in the name of the person of his or her choice in the space provided for a write-in vote. On referendum questions, the voter shall touch the screen or use the tactile pad to select "yes" if in favor of the question, or the voter shall touch the screen or use the tactile pad to select "no" if opposed to the question.

After Voting the Ballot

After an official optical scan ballot is marked, it shall be in -

serted in the tabulator. The vot er shall leave the polling place promptly.

Spoiling Ballots

If a voter spoils an optical scan ballot, they shall return it to an election official who shall issue another ballot in its place, but not more than three ballots shall be issued to any one vot- er. If the ballot has not been initialed by two inspectors or is defective in any other way, the voter shall return it to the elec- tion official who shall issue a proper ballot in its place. The following is a sample of the official ballot:

Andria M. Farrand Taylor County Clerk

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