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15D-9 Transmission of unvoted ballots.

§15D-9 Transmission of unvoted ballots. (a) No later than forty-five days before the election or, if the forty-fifth day before the election is a weekend or holiday, no later than the business day preceding the forty-fifth day, the election official in each jurisdiction charged with distributing a ballot and balloting materials shall transmit a ballot […]

15D-10 Receipt of voted ballot.

§15D-10 Receipt of voted ballot. A valid military-overseas ballot shall be counted if it is received by the close of the voter service center on the day of the election and meets the requirements for absentee ballots pursuant to section 15-9. [L 2012, c 226, pt of §1; am L 2021, c 213, §39]

15-10 Counting of absentee ballots.

§15-10 Counting of absentee ballots. If the requirements in section 15-9 are met, the return and ballot envelopes may be opened and the ballot counted as prescribed by law for the voting system in use. [L 1975, c 36, pt of §3; am L 1976, c 106, §4(5); am L 1980, c 248, §1(g); am […]

15D-10.5 Eligibility of covered voter after ballot cast.

§15D-10.5 Eligibility of covered voter after ballot cast. The military-overseas ballot of any covered voter who was eligible to vote at the time the ballot was cast in accordance with this chapter shall not be deemed invalid solely because the covered voter became ineligible to vote after casting the ballot. [L 2019, c 10, §2]

15-11 Voting by absentee voter at a voter service center prohibited.

§15-11 Voting by absentee voter at a voter service center prohibited. Any person having voted an absentee ballot pursuant to this chapter shall not be entitled to cast a ballot at a voter service center on election day. An absentee voter who casts a ballot at a voter service center shall be guilty of an […]

15D-11 Declaration.

§15D-11 Declaration. A military-overseas ballot shall include or be accompanied by a declaration or affirmation signed by the voter that a material misstatement of fact in completing the ballot may be grounds for a conviction of perjury or related offenses under the laws of the United States [or] this State. [L 2012, c 226, pt […]

15-12 Receipt and disposition of late absentee ballots.

§15-12 Receipt and disposition of late absentee ballots. For any election all return envelopes containing absentee ballots received by the clerk after the deadline for receipt stated in section 15-9 shall be kept unopened and disposed of pursuant to section 11-154. [L 1975, c 36, pt of §3; am L 1980, c 248, §1(h)]

15-13.5 Eligibility of voter after absentee ballot cast.

§15-13.5 Eligibility of voter after absentee ballot cast. The absentee ballot of any voter who was eligible to vote at the time the ballot was cast shall not be deemed invalid solely because the voter became ineligible to vote after casting the ballot. For the purposes of this section, “cast” means that the voter has: […]