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A. The clerk shall deliver all questioned ballots to the canvass board for counting as determined by the clerk. The tabulation of questioned ballots may not begin until the canvass board has identified and segregated ballots voted questioned by voters who also cast ballots in another manner in the election and in no event may begin before the third day following the election.

B. Questioned ballot envelopes shall be reviewed by the canvass board to determine whether the voter is qualified to vote at the election and whether the ballot was properly cast.

C. After research, the canvass board by majority vote may refuse to accept the question and count the ballot of a person who was qualified to vote under WMC 4.08.010 and properly cast a questioned ballot. A questioned ballot shall be counted despite failure of the election official to properly sign and date the voter’s certificate as attesting official.

D. A questioned ballot shall be counted despite the voter’s failure to sign the questioned voter’s certificate, provided the voter signed the certificate on the questioned voter register and the canvass board has determined the voter is qualified to vote and the ballot has been properly cast.

1. The certificate the questioned voter signs on the register shall be the same certificate the voter signed on the questioned ballot oath and affidavit envelope.

E. If the voter is qualified to vote and the ballot has been properly cast, the ballot envelope shall be opened and the secrecy sleeve shall be mixed with the other secrecy sleeves.

F. The ballots shall be removed from the secrecy sleeves and mixed with the other ballots for counting.

G. If the question is accepted and the ballot is refused, the clerk shall notify the voter in writing of the reason the ballot was not counted. The rejected ballots shall be placed in a container which shall be labeled “no count” and shall be preserved and destroyed as provided in WMC 4.28.060. (Ord. 16-15 § 19, 2016; Ord. 12-20 § 46, 2012; Ord. 06-21 § 4, 2006; prior code § 18.35.100)