A voter who receives an absent voter's ballot may, on any day prior to the day of the election, appear at the office of the City Clerk and execute the ballot under the security of the City Clerk or designee in the following manner:
(A) The voter will first display the ballot to the City Clerk to show that the ballot has not been previously marked. The voter then will proceed to mark the ballot at the City Clerk's office. The voter will place the ballot in the envelope provided.
(B) The voter will then make out and swear to the affidavit printed on the face of the envelope, seal the envelope and deliver it to the City Clerk before whom the ballot is marked;
(C) The City Clerk will certify the affidavit printed on the identification envelope by writing or stamping the Clerk's name across the seal. The City Clerk will deposit the envelope in a safe place in the Clerk's office, to be kept and delivered to the canvassing committee.
(D) If an absent voter returns to the voting precinct on election day, the voter will not be allowed to vote until the voter surrenders the absent voter's ballot and any other supplies mailed to the absent voter. The election judges will return the unused absent voter's ballot with the unused ballots.
(Ord. No. 2001-06, passed 5-22-01)