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a. The following procedures shall apply to voting at a voting center.

1. On entering a voting center, each voter shall provide identification to the register official. The voter shall announce to the register official the voter’s name in full and place of residence. The voter shall also provide any information necessary to identify the voter and determine the voter’s precinct of residence. The register official shall then determine whether the name of the voter appears in the City of Phoenix Register of Voters or on the City of Phoenix Inactive Voter List, and if so, shall print the information on the voter information slip and provide the slip to the Roster Judge.

2. The Roster Judge shall confirm that the name of the voter appears in the City of Phoenix Register of Voters or on the City of Phoenix Inactive Voter List, and if so, the voter shall be required to show the Roster Judge acceptable identification pursuant to State Law. A voter whose name appears on the inactive voter list must affirm before the roster judge that the voter continues to reside at the address indicated on the inactive voter list.

3. If the name of the voter does not appear in the City of Phoenix Register of Voters or on the City of Phoenix Inactive Voter List, the voter shall be allowed to vote a provisional ballot if the voter presents to the Roster Judge acceptable identification pursuant to State Law.

4. If the voter has moved to a new address within the City and has not corrected the voter’s registration record with the Maricopa County Recorder, the voter shall be permitted to vote a "New Residence Provisional Ballot" if the voter does both of the following:

a. Presents acceptable identification pursuant to State Law.

b. Affirms in writing that the voter’s new residence is located within the corporate limits of the City of Phoenix.

5. If the voter does not present acceptable identification, or if the voter’s name and address on the identification do not match the name and address in the City of Phoenix Register of Voters or on the City of Phoenix Inactive Voter List, the voter will be allowed to vote a provisional ballot. The provisional ballot shall be verified according to applicable law.

6. Once the Roster Judge has verified that the voter is eligible to vote, the Roster Judge shall add the voter’s name and other voter information to the Voting Center Signature Roster. The voter shall then sign the Voting Center Signature Roster and proceed to the Ballot Judge to obtain an official ballot.

7. Upon receiving a ballot, the voter shall promptly, and without leaving the voting area, retire alone to an unoccupied voting booth to vote by marking the ballot in secret, unless the voter requires assistance. The voter shall mark the ballot in the designated area next to the name of the candidate for each office for whom the voter wishes to vote or, in the case of a question or proposition submitted to the vote of the people, the voter shall mark the ballot in the designated area next to the answer which the voter desires to give. The Election Board shall admit only one voter to a voting booth at one time.

8. If the voter desires to vote for a person whose name is not printed on the ballot, the voter shall write the name of such person on the blank line immediately below the names of the candidates printed on the ballot for the particular office for which the voter desires to vote and shall also place a mark in the designated area next to the name of such person. For such vote to be counted, the written name must appear on the notice of certified write-in candidates posted at each voting center.

9. If the voter is physically unable to mark the ballot, the voter may use an accessible voting device or may obtain the assistance of anyone of the voter’s choosing, or of any two members of the Election Board. When a voter requests assistance from the Election Board in marking the ballot, two election officials shall accompany the voter to the booth, and there distinctly state to the voter the names of all the candidates for each office. The election officials shall ask the voter for which candidate the voter desires to vote, and shall thereupon mark the voter’s ballot correctly. The election officials shall also state each ballot measure to the voter and ask the voter how the voter desires to vote, and shall then mark the ballot correctly. Neither of the officials shall in any way attempt to influence the voter.

10. If a voter accidentally spoils the ballot, the voter shall return it to the Ballot Judge, who shall provide the voter another ballot. The spoiled ballot shall be marked "Spoiled" and shall be placed in the official returns. This process may be repeated until the voter has received no more than three ballots.

11. In order that the rights of other voters shall not be interfered with, no voter shall remain within the voting booth longer than five minutes when other voters are waiting to occupy the booth. If a voter refuses to leave after the lapse of five minutes, the Election Board Inspector may remove the voter from the booth. If the voter has not completed voting the ballot after the allotted five minutes, the voter may request that the Inspector hold the ballot until another booth is empty and all voters present have had an opportunity to vote. The removed voter may then be allowed an additional five minutes in the booth.

12. Voters accompanied by minor children may take them into the voting booth.

13. Upon leaving the voting booth the voter shall deposit the voter’s ballot in the ballot box, or deliver it to the Inspector or Judge at the ballot box, to be deposited in the ballot box. The Inspector or Judge shall receive the ballot from the voter and in the presence of the Election Board, deposit the ballot in the ballot box.

14. After the voter’s ballot is deposited in the ballot box, the voter shall exit the voting area and shall not again enter the immediate voting area during the polling, unless the voter is an Election Official.

b. At least two signs that contain these voting procedures shall be posted at each voting center. (Ord. No. G-5390, § 1, 2009; Ord. No. G-5560, § 1, 2010; Ord. No. G-5737, 2012)