§ 4.28.090. Sending and return of applications and ballots.

A.

If the applicant is a registered voter per Section 4.16.020, the board after receipt of the application, shall deliver to the voter at the office of the board, or by First Class mail to the voter at an address designated by the voter, an absentee voter's ballot and an envelope for the ballot. Postage for transmitting ballot material to voters shall be paid by the board, and postage for the return of ballots shall be paid by the voters. The deadline for submitting an application for a ballot to the election office is four thirty p.m. on the Friday prior to the primary or general election.

B.

The board shall keep a record of applications for absentee voters' ballots, as well as the ballot envelopes, as they are received, showing the date and time received, the names and residences of the applicants. The board shall also keep a record of the applications and ballots sent or delivered, including the name of registered voter to whom ballot is sent, address to which absentee ballot is sent, date absentee ballot sent, number on the absentee ballot, and any other information the board determines is necessary to maintain integrity in the absentee ballot process. Those registered voters who [are] present at the board to pick up their ballot shall sign a statement that they have received their ballot, to be maintained by the board. These records shall be available for examination by any registered voter on written application to the board.

C.

After approval of an application for an absentee ballot and the delivery of an absentee ballot to the applicant, the voter may not vote or be allowed to vote in person at any polling place.

D.

Not more than one absentee ballot shall be delivered to any one applicant unless the board has reasonable grounds to believe that the absentee ballot previously provided has been lost, destroyed or spoiled.

(Ord. O-33-07 Revised Amended § 1 (part), 2008: Ord. O-7-97 § 1 (part); prior code § 7A-142(b), (c), (d))

(Ord. No. O-21-16 Amended, § I, 6-20-2016)

Editor's note

Ord. No. O-21-16 Amended, § I, adopted June 20, 2016, changed the title of § 4.28.090 from "Sending and return of ballots" to read as herein set out.