As used in this title: (1) "Ballot" means, as the context implies, either: (a) The issues and offices to be voted upon in a jurisdiction or portion of a jurisdiction at a particular primary, general election, or special election; (b) A facsimile of the contents of a particular ballot whether printed on a paper ballot or ballot card or as part of a voting machine or voting device; (c) A physical or electronic record of the choices of an individual voter in a particular primary, general election, or special election; or (d) The physical document on which the voter's choices are to be recorded; (2) "Paper ballot" means a piece of paper on which the ballot for a particular election or primary has been printed, on which a voter may record his or her choices for any candidate or for or against any measure, and that is to be tabulated manually; (3) "Ballot card" means any type of card or piece of paper of any size on which a voter may record his or her choices for any candidate and for or against any measure and that is to be tabulated on a vote tallying system; (4) "Sample ballot" means a printed facsimile of all the issues and offices on the ballot in a jurisdiction and is intended to give voters notice of the issues, offices, and candidates that are to be voted on at a particular primary, general election, or special election; (5) "Provisional ballot" means a ballot issued to a voter who would otherwise be denied an opportunity to vote a regular ballot, for any reason authorized by the Help America Vote Act, including but not limited to the following: (a) The voter's name does not appear in the list of registered voters for the county; (b) There is an indication in the voter registration system that the voter has already voted in that primary, special election, or general election, but the voter wishes to vote again; (c) There is a question on the part of the voter concerning the issues or candidates on which the voter is qualified to vote; (d) Any other reason allowed by law. [ 2013 c 11 s 1; 2011 c 10 s 1; 2007 c 38 s 1; 2005 c 243 s 1; 2004 c 271 s 102.]
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