§ 4.80.060. Absentee voting—In person.

A.

A qualified voter may apply in person for an absentee ballot at the office of the borough clerk during regular office hours, or the voter may apply to the nearest city clerk's office or absentee voting official in his area during regular office hours.

B.

On receipt of an application in person for an absentee ballot and exhibition of proof of identification as required in this title, the clerk shall issue the ballot to the applicant.

C.

The voter shall proceed to mark the ballot in secret, to place the ballot in the small envelope, to place the small envelope in the larger envelope in the presence of the election official who shall sign as attesting official and date of his signature. The election official shall then accept the ballot.

D.

The election official may not accept a marked ballot that has been exhibited by an absentee voter with intent to influence other voters. If the absentee voter improperly marks or otherwise damages a ballot, the voter may request, and the election official shall provide him with another ballot up to a maximum of three. Exhibited, improperly marked, or damaged ballots shall be destroyed. The numbers of all ballots destroyed shall be noted on the ballot statement.

E.

Each absentee voting official shall keep a record of the names and the signatures of voters who cast absentee ballots before him and the dates on which the ballots were cast.

(Ord. No. 94-08, § 1(part), 1994; Ord. No. 84-28, § 1(part), 1984)