(1) Any local government using voting machines in a local government election may provide one or more machines in the designated election official's office for the use of qualified applicants for absentee voters' ballots. If such machines are provided, they must be available from twelve days prior to the election until the close of business on the Friday immediately preceding the election. Votes on the machines must be cast and counted in the same manner as votes would be cast and counted on a voting machine in a polling place on election day. The designated election official shall supervise the casting and counting of absentee voters' ballots on the machines. The machines shall remain locked and the tabulation of the votes cast must remain unknown until election day.
(2) Any local government using an electronic voting system may provide such system for the use of qualified applicants for absentee voters' ballots. Such system must be available from twelve days prior to the election until the close of business on the Friday immediately preceding the election. Votes cast using such system must be cast in the same manner as votes would be cast in a polling place on election day. The designated election official shall supervise the casting and counting of absentee voters' ballots using such system.
Source: L. 2014: Entire article added, (HB 14-1164), ch. 2, p. 41, § 6, effective February 18.