The width of all ballots must be 8.5". All ballots for a given county will be of the same length, but length may vary from county-to-county for the same election date. Absentee and regular ballots must be stitched into book form. The number of ballots per book shall be 100. When the number of ballots needed for a precinct is less than 25, the ballots shall be stitched in a book of 50. Sample ballots shall not be bound or stitched into books. All regular and absentee ballots shall have a line of micro perforation separating the stub (top of ballot) from the actual ballot. The micro perforation shall be placed 3 inches from the top of the stub for 14.0 and 17.0 inch ballots and 2 inches from the top of the stub for 19.0 inch ballots. The micro perforation must allow for easy removal of the ballot from the stub without tearing the ballot. The micro perforation shall be 36 perforations per inch.
