§ 3-601.1
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§3–601.1.
(a)In this section, “clerical error” means an inadvertent mistake in a voter registration record made by an election official or an automatic voter registration agency.
(b)The State Administrator or an election director shall make the determination whether an error in a voter registration record is a clerical error.
(c)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.
(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.