(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. (d) (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 inistrator 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.
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