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 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 Borough 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, and to place the small envelope in the larger envelope in the presence of the election official who shall sign as attesting official and date their 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 them, 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 the official and the dates on which the ballots were cast.

F. All service area elections shall use the procedures in this section. (Ord. 2019-09 § 2, 2019; Ord. 2015-48 § 5, 2015; Ord. 2004-45 § 2, 2004. 2004 Code § 2.12.570.)