§ 7581. Challenges.
§ 7581. Challenges. (a) The ballot of any elector choosing to vote by absentee ballot may be challenged for the same causes and in the same manner as provided in this title for other voters. (b) In addition, the vote of an absentee voter may be challenged: (1) On the ground that the statement filed […]
§ 7582. Rejected ballots.
§ 7582. Rejected ballots. (a) No vote shall be accepted or counted if: (1) The statement of the absentee voter that appears on the front of the ballot envelope is found to have been altered or is not signed; or (2) The absentee voter is not a duly qualified elector entitled to vote in the […]
§ 7583. Validity of absentee voter’s ballot for wrong municipal election district.
§ 7583. Validity of absentee voter’s ballot for wrong municipal election district. If an absentee voter marks and returns an absentee ballot for a municipal election district other than the 1 of which the absentee voter is a duly registered elector, such ballot, because thereof, shall not be adjudged invalid, but, as indicated by the […]
§ 7584. Procedure if requests or ballots sent to wrong official; absentee ballots received by election officers.
§ 7584. Procedure if requests or ballots sent to wrong official; absentee ballots received by election officers. If any request for an absentee ballot and accompanying envelopes, or any marked ballot of any such elector are addressed to and returned to any official other than the proper official of the municipality where the elector is […]
§ 7585. File of absentee voters.
§ 7585. File of absentee voters. (a) The municipality shall maintain records providing for the prevention of fraud and to make possible the tracing and detection of any attempt to do so. Such records shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following entries: (1) The name of elector; (2) The address at which […]
§ 7573. Distribution of ballots, envelopes, and instructions; envelope specifications; prepaid postage.
§ 7573. Distribution of ballots, envelopes, and instructions; envelope specifications; prepaid postage. (a) Upon receipt of a statement from an elector pursuant to § 7572 of this title, the municipality shall process the same and confirm that the elector qualifies for an absentee ballot pursuant to § 7571 of this title. (b) Not more than […]
§ 7574. Requirements for ballot envelope; numbering and coding; voter identification label; affidavit of eligibility.
§ 7574. Requirements for ballot envelope; numbering and coding; voter identification label; affidavit of eligibility. (a) The municipality shall provide to each elector to whom it sends an absentee ballot an envelope which shall be: (1) A color other than white; (2) Large enough to hold a completed ballot; and (3) Designed to protect its […]
§ 7575. Voting procedure; execution of affidavit; return of ballot.
§ 7575. Voting procedure; execution of affidavit; return of ballot. The procedure for completing an absentee ballot and returning it to the municipality is as follows: (1) An elector who receives an absentee ballot pursuant to this chapter shall complete the ballot by marking it with the elector’s selections and shall place the completed ballot […]
§ 7576. Time limit for return of ballot; late ballots.
§ 7576. Time limit for return of ballot; late ballots. (a) Each municipality shall endorse the date and time of receipt on the ballot envelope of each absentee ballot received by the municipality. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, for an absentee ballot to be counted pursuant to this chapter, an elector voting […]
§ 7577. Procedure on receipt of ballot envelope by municipality.
§ 7577. Procedure on receipt of ballot envelope by municipality. (a) Upon receipt of a ballot envelope the municipality, or a person authorized by the municipality, shall: (1) Ascertain the names of each elector as they appear on the face of each ballot envelope; (2) Ascertain from the information on the ballot envelope the municipal […]