As Amended
SEC. 23-15-691. Prompt distribution of absentee ballot materials; separation of envelope and other materials; instructions as to notation on envelope and use of ink or indelible pencil.
As soon as possible after the printing of the official absentee ballot for any election, the registrar of the county shall send to any absent voter as defined in this subarticle, who shall, upon proper application, have requested same, the official absentee voter ballot or ballots provided for in this subarticle, the instructions for voting and returning the ballot, and a self-addressed envelope or envelopes.
The gummed flap of the envelope provided for the return of the ballot must be separated by wax paper or other appropriate protective insert from the remaining balloting material. The voting instructions shall require a notation of the facts on the back of the envelope duly signed by the voter and witnessing officer in instances of adhesion of the balloting material.
The instructions shall indicate that the ballot shall be marked in ink or indelible pencil.
SOURCES: Derived from 1972 Code Sec. 23-9-521 [Codes, 1942, Sec. 3203-208; Laws, 1972, ch. 490, Sec. 208; Repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, Sec. 342]; En, Laws, 1986, ch. 495, Sec. 225, eff from and after January 1, 1987.