MMC Election Administration & Procedures 2

Question 1

Under the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), what must a jurisdiction provide to a voter whose eligibility is challenged at the polls?

Accepted Answer

A provisional ballot

Answer

HAVA requires that any voter whose eligibility is questioned at the polls must be offered a provisional ballot, which is set aside and counted after eligibility is confirmed.

Question 2

Which federal agency is the primary regulator overseeing the administration of federal election laws, including campaign finance?

Accepted Answer

Federal Election Commission (FEC)

Answer

The Federal Election Commission (FEC) is the independent agency that enforces federal campaign finance laws and oversees federal elections.

Question 3

What is the purpose of a 'canvass' in the post-election process?

Accepted Answer

The official review and certification of all ballots cast to produce final vote totals

Answer

The canvass is the official post-election process of reviewing, tallying, and certifying all ballots—including absentee, provisional, and in-person votes—to produce an official result.

Question 4

A municipal clerk discovers that a precinct's ballot count exceeds the number of voters who signed in on Election Day. This is called a:

Accepted Answer

Ballot overage or over-count

Answer

A ballot overage (more ballots than voters checked in) is a serious discrepancy that must be investigated and documented before results can be certified.

Question 5

Which statement best describes a 'ranked-choice voting' (RCV) tabulation process?

Accepted Answer

Votes are counted in multiple rounds; the candidate with fewest votes is eliminated each round until a majority winner emerges

Answer

In RCV, ballots are tallied in successive rounds where the last-place candidate is eliminated and those ballots are redistributed to voters' next choices until one candidate holds a majority.

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MMC Election Administration & Procedures 2