13-13-229. Voting performed before absentee election board or authorized election official.
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13-13-229 . Voting performed before absentee election board or authorized election official.
(1)Pursuant to 13-13-212 (2), the elector may request that an absentee election board or an authorized election official personally deliver a ballot to the elector.
(2)The manner and procedure of voting by use of an absentee ballot under this section must be the same as provided in 13-13-201 , except that the elector shall hand the marked ballot in the sealed signature envelope to the absentee election board or authorized election official, and the board or official shall deliver the sealed signature envelope to the election administrator or to the election judges of the precinct in which the elector is registered.
(3)An absentee ballot cast by a qualified elector pursuant to this section may not be rejected by the election administrator if the ballot was in the possession of the board or an authorized election official before the time designated for the closing of the polls.
(4)An elector who needs assistance in marking the elector's ballot because of a disability or inability to read or write may receive assistance from the elector's designated agent, as provided for in 13-1-116 , or from the absentee election board or authorized election official appointed to personally deliver the ballot. Any assistance given an elector pursuant to this section must be provided in substantially the same manner as required in 13-13-119 .