Marking, return, and processing of ballots.

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A. For ballots transmitted pursuant to the provisions of Section 14-118 of this title, the voter shall be required to mark the voter’s ballots in ink or other manner as prescribed by the Secretary of the State Election Board, seal the ballots in the plain opaque envelope, fill out completely and sign the affidavit, seal the plain opaque envelope inside the envelope bearing the affidavit, and return both envelopes, sealed inside the return envelope, by United States mail or by a private mail service, provided such service has delivery documentation.

B. If a voter returns both a voted ballot mailed to the voter under subsection A of Section 14-118 of this title and a voted ballot provided electronically to the voter under subsection B of Section 14-118 of this title, only the first ballot received may be counted.

C. A ballot received by the county election board which was issued electronically shall be processed in the same manner as any other ballot voted by mail as provided by this title.

Added by Laws 1974, c. 201, § 20, operative July 1, 1974. Renumbered from § 327.20 of this title by Laws 1976, c. 90, § 11, emerg. eff. May 6, 1976. Amended by Laws 1984, c. 66, § 2, operative July 1, 1984; Laws 1987, c. 56, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1987; Laws 1991, c. 321, § 39, eff. March 1, 1992; Laws 2003, c. 485, § 18; Laws 2009, c. 272, § 6, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.


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