A.
[The]
1.
A
voter
who receives an absentee ballot pursuant to Section
14-110.1
of this title
shall be responsible for marking the
[ballots]
ballot
or directing a person chosen by the voter to mark the
[ballots]
ballot
in accordance with the provisions of Section
7-123.3
of this title and as prescribed by the Secretary of the State Election Board;
2.
The voter or person chosen by the voter shall
seal the
[ballots]
ballot
in the plain opaque envelope;
3.
The voter shall
fill out completely and sign the affidavit or direct a person chosen by the voter to
fill out completely and
sign
the voter's name on
the affidavit
[, such]
. The name and address of residence of the person chosen by the voter shall be printed on the affidavit;
4.
The
signature
[to]
of the voter or person chosen by the voter shall
be witnessed by two persons, who did not sign the affidavit
on behalf of the voter
, whose
[signature]
printed names, signatures,
and
[address]
addresses of residence
shall appear on the affidavit;
and
5.
The voter or person chosen by the voter shall
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, to the county election board]
in the same manner described in Section
14-108
of this title
.
B.
No person, except members of absentee voting boards, shall witness the signature of more than five affidavits of persons who swear they are physically incapacitated and unable to vote in person at their precinct on election day. No person who is a candidate for an office on the ballot or who is related within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity to a candidate on the ballot may witness any absentee ballot affidavit.
History
Amended by
Laws
2023
, c.
356
,
s.
1
, eff.
11/1/2023
.
Added by Laws 1984, SB 489, c. 204, § 9, emerg. eff.
7/1/1984
; Amended by Laws 1991, SB 478, c. 321, § 38, eff.
3/1/1992
; Amended by Laws 1997, HB 1725, c. 176, § 16, eff.
11/1/1997
; Amended by
Laws
1998
, SB 1370, c.
357
,
§
12
, eff.
1/1/1999
; Amended by
Laws
2000
, SB 883, c.
358
,
§
12
, emerg. eff.
7/1/2000
; Amended by
Laws
2002
, SB 1350, c.
447
,
§
16
, emerg. eff.
6/5/2002
; Amended by
Laws
2003
, SB 358, c.
485
,
§
11
.