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§ 673. Voting in person

Nothing in this chapter shall prevent a voter who has mailed or delivered a ballot under this chapter from voting in person. An applicant for an absentee ballot shall vote in person if he is able to do so even though his application for such ballot was made in good faith; and if it is […]

§ 674. Construction with other provisions

If any provisions of this chapter are inconsistent with other provisions of this title, this chapter controls insofar as it relates to the method of voting as herein prescribed.

§ 675. Use of federal write-in absentee ballot

(a) Expanded use of the Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot. If the voter is residing outside the United States, or is a member of the United States Uniformed Services or Merchant Marine, or their family members, and a qualified elector, he or she may use the Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot (”FWAB“) in general, special, primary, and […]

§ 665. Voting procedure; delivery of marked ballots; time limit; record

(a) An absentee who has received an absentee ballot may vote by mailing or causing to be delivered to the board of elections for the proper election district such ballot marked and sworn to, as follows: After marking the ballot, the voter shall enclose and seal it in the envelope provided for that purpose. He […]

§ 667. Counting absentee ballots; watchers

(a) Each board of elections shall, after the time specified in subsection (a) of section 665 hereof, remove all absentee ballots from the file referred to in subsection (a) of section 666 hereof, remove the ballot envelope from the affidavit envelope and place such ballot envelope in a locked ballot box. After all absentee ballot […]

§ 668. Challenges; procedure

All absentee ballots received by a board of elections shall be subject to challenge by a watcher or other qualified elector prior to the removal of the absentee ballot envelope from the envelope containing the applicant’s affidavit, for noncompliance with this chapter or for any person allowed by applicable provision of law, and if such […]

§ 669. Immaterial defects

No ballot transmitted under this chapter shall be rejected for any immaterial addition, omission or irregularity in the preparation or execution of any writing or affidavit required by this chapter.

§ 670. Death of voter

No ballot mailed or delivered under this chapter shall be counted if the board of elections is cognizant of the fact that the voter has died prior to the opening of the polls on the day of election.

§ 671. Registration

Before the delivery of the ballots cast at a general election to the Supervisor of Elections as required by section 626 of this title, the board shall enter the registration of each absentee, whose vote was counted, in the general register, and the proper district register or subdivision thereof, if not already so entered, by […]