§ 16-547 – Ballot affidavit; form
16-547. Ballot affidavit; form A. The early ballot shall be accompanied by an envelope bearing on the front the name, official title and post office address of the recorder or other officer in charge of elections and on the other side a printed affidavit in substantially the following form: I declare the following under penalty […]
§ 16-548 – Preparation and transmission of ballot
16-548. Preparation and transmission of ballot A. The early voter shall make and sign the affidavit and shall then mark his ballot in such a manner that his vote cannot be seen. The early voter shall fold the ballot, if a paper ballot, so as to conceal the vote and deposit the voted ballot in […]
§ 16-549 – Special election boards; expenses; voting procedure for ill electors or electors with disabilities
16-549. Special election boards; expenses; voting procedure for ill electors or electors with disabilities A. The county recorder or other officer in charge of elections, for the purpose of making it possible for qualified electors who are ill or have a disability to vote, may appoint such number of special election boards as needed. In […]
§ 16-550 – Receipt of voter’s ballot; cure period
16-550. Receipt of voter’s ballot; cure period (L22, Ch. 271, sec. 2) A. Except for early ballots tabulated as prescribed in section 16-579.02, on receipt of the envelope containing the early ballot and the ballot affidavit, the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall compare the signatures thereon with the signature of […]
§ 16-550; Version 2 – Receipt of voter’s ballot; cure period; tracking system
16-550. Receipt of voter’s ballot; cure period; tracking system (L22, Ch. 358, sec. 1. Eff. 1/1/24) A. On receipt of the envelope containing the early ballot and the ballot affidavit, the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall compare the signatures thereon with the signature of the elector on the elector’s registration […]
§ 16-551 – Early election board; violation; classification
16-551. Early election board; violation; classification A. The board of supervisors or the governing body of the political subdivision shall appoint one or more early election boards to serve at places to be designated by the board of supervisors or the governing body to canvass and tally early election ballots. Members of early election boards […]
§ 16-552 – Early ballots; processing; challenges
16-552. Early ballots; processing; challenges A. In a jurisdiction that uses optical scan ballots, the officer in charge of elections may use the procedure prescribed by this section or may request approval from the secretary of state for a different method for processing early ballots. The request shall be made in writing at least ninety […]
§ 16-545 – Early ballot
16-545. Early ballot A. The early ballot shall be one prepared for use in the precinct in which the applicant resides and, if a partisan primary election, of the political party with which the applicant is affiliated as shown by the affidavit of registration. The ballot shall be identical with the regular official ballots, except […]
§ 16-541 – Early voting
16-541. Early voting A. Any election called pursuant to the laws of this state shall provide for early voting, including voting by the use of an accessible vote by United States mail option for persons who are blind or have a visual impairment. Any qualified elector may vote by early ballot. B. A qualified elector […]
§ 16-542 – Request for ballot; civil penalties; violation; classification
16-542. Request for ballot; civil penalties; violation; classification A. Within ninety-three days before any election called pursuant to the laws of this state, an elector may make a verbal or signed request to the county recorder, or other officer in charge of elections for the applicable political subdivision of this state in whose jurisdiction the […]