15D-3 Elections covered.
§15D-3 Elections covered. The voting procedures in this chapter apply to: (1) A general, special, or primary election for federal office; (2) A general, special, or primary election for statewide or state legislative office or state ballot measure; and (3) A general, special, recall, primary, or runoff election for local government office or local ballot […]
15D-4 Role of chief election officer.
§15D-4 Role of chief election officer. (a) The chief election officer shall be the state official responsible for implementing this chapter and the State’s responsibilities under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 42 U.S.C. section 1973ff et seq. (b) The chief election officer shall establish an electronic transmission system through which a covered […]
15D-5 Overseas voter’s registration address.
§15D-5 Overseas voter’s registration address. In registering to vote, an overseas voter who is eligible to vote in this State shall use and be assigned to the voting district of the person’s residence, or the last place of residence prior to leaving this State, or, in the case of a voter described by paragraph (4) […]
15D-6 Methods of registering to vote.
§15D-6 Methods of registering to vote. (a) To apply to register to vote, in addition to any other approved method, a covered voter may use the federal postcard application, or the application’s electronic equivalent for all elections conducted in the State. (b) A covered voter may use the declaration accompanying a federal write-in absentee ballot […]
15D-7 Methods of applying for military-overseas ballot.
§15D-7 Methods of applying for military-overseas ballot. (a) A covered voter who is registered to vote in this State may apply for a military-overseas ballot using the absentee ballot application prescribed in section 15-4, the federal postcard application, or the application’s electronic equivalent, as appropriate. (b) A covered voter who is not registered to vote […]
15D-8 Timeliness and scope of application for military-overseas ballot.
§15D-8 Timeliness and scope of application for military-overseas ballot. An application for a military-overseas ballot shall be timely if received by the request period prescribed under section 15-4. An application for a military-overseas ballot for a primary election, whether or not timely, shall be effective as an application for a military-overseas ballot for the general […]
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]