How many states beside Oregon are voter intent states by law?

[Amaryllis]

Oregon is a voter intent state, by law. This eliminates many problems with ballots not being counted for various reasons such as hanging chads, overvotes, etc. where ballots have been thrown out on technicalities, even though the voter’s intent was clear, as in FL, NM, OH, etc. If a ballot is received that won’t go through the scanner for some reason (notes, arrows, “I meant this one,” which our county election clerk said they get a lot) but the voter’s intent is clear, that vote is still counted. A bi-partisan team agrees on the voter’s intent and a new ballot is filled out with both parties as witness to run through the scanner, and the original ballot is kept and filed.

Shouldn’t this be law for all states? Anyone know if your state is a voter intent state?

ORS 247.005:
It is the policy of this state that all election laws and procedures shall be established and construed to assist the elector in the exercise of the right of franchise.

From the Oregon SOS’s office: “We interpret this to mean that if it is clear how the voter intended to vote (be that through notes, arrows, or other information), then we must count that vote as the voter intended.”

[Dudley_DUright]

1. Ironically, FL has a voter intent law as well

which was trampled on when the US Supreme Court stopped the recount.