§ 1.08.200. Late absentee ballots—Voter assistance.

A.

Application for Ballot.

1.

After the Tuesday preceding an election and on the day of the election prior to the time the polls close, any person registered and otherwise qualified to vote may apply, in person or through a duly authorized agent, as authorized in subsection (A)(4) of this section, who appears in person, at the office of the county board for a late emergency absentee ballot if the voter is within the provisions of Section 1.08.190.

2.

The application shall be made under penalty of perjury but without formal oath. The late absentee ballot shall contain an affidavit, which need not be under oath but which shall set forth such information, under penalty of perjury, as may be required by the county board.

3.

Upon receipt of the application, the county board, if satisfied that the person cannot, in fact, be present at the polling place on the day of the election, shall issue to the applicant, or his duly authorized agent, an absentee ballot which shall be marked by the voter, placed in a sealed ballot envelope, and returned to the county board in the envelope provided for that purpose.

4.

If the applicant does not apply in person, the applicant shall designate a voter registered in the city as agent for the purpose of delivering the absentee ballot to the vote, and the agent shall execute an affidavit under penalty of perjury that the ballot was delivered to the voter who submitted the application, was marked by the voter in the agent's presence, was placed in a sealed envelope in the agent's presence and returned, under seal, to the county board by the agent.

5.

Any late absentee ballot received by the county board shall be considered timely if received in accordance with Section 1.08.280(C).

B.

Assistance in Marking Ballot, Etc. Any registered voter who requires assistance to vote by reason of blindness, disability or inability to read the English language or write may be given assistance by a person of the voter's choice, not to include the voter's employer or agent of that employer or officer or agent of the voter's union. Any person rendering assistance pursuant to this subsection shall execute a certificate to be included in the instructions prescribed by Section 1.08.260.

(Ord. 2060 (part), 2008)