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I desire that the absentee ballot be sent to me at the following address:

(Sign Name)

Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me this ........day of

........................,19.........

(Notary Public or other person authorized to administer oaths)

Warning: An absentee ballot will not be sent unless you are registered
to vote in elections in this State.

(f) Determination of absentee voter's application; delivery of bal-
lots.

(1) Rejection of application. Upon receipt of an application contain-
ing the affidavit, the board shall reject the application only upon the
unanimous vote of the entire board and when rejected shall notify the
applicant of the reason therefore if:

(1)  It determines upon inquiry that the applicant is not legally qual-
ified to vote at the election as an absentee voter; or

(ii) If the affidavit is verified before any officer other than a member
of the board or an employee thereof designated by it in writing or a
notary public or other officer authorized to administer oaths. If the board
or member thereof suspects that the applicant is not a qualified voter,
the board shall make inquiries in reference thereto, and upon cause duly
shown that the applicant is not a qualified voter, the board shall withhold
delivery of an absentee ballot.

(2)  Delivery of ballot. If the applicant is a qualified voter as stated
in his affidavit the board shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, de-
liver to him, at the office of the board, or mail to him at an address
designated by him, an absentee voter's ballot and an envelope therefor.
Postage for transmitting ballot material to the voter shall be paid by
the board, and postage for the return of ballots shall be paid by the
voters. If the ballots are to be sent by mail, the determinations required
in (1) of this subsection shall be made in such time as will allow for the
sending and return of the ballots by regular mail, or airmail, depending
on the mailing address and including at least one secular day for marking
the ballots and completing the affidavit. All such investigations shall be
concluded and any determinations made as to all absentee ballot appli-
cations not later than five (5) days before election day.

(3)  Record of applications received and ballots delivered, (i) The
board shall keep a record of applicants for absentee voters' ballots as they
are received, showing the date and time received, and names and resi-
dences of the applicants, and such record shall be available for examination
by any registered voter.

(ii) After approval of an application for an absentee ballot and the
mailing to the applicant of an absentee ballot, the voter's record card in
the precinct binder shall be removed and placed in a separate binder
marked "Registered Absentee Voters", and retained in the office of the
board. A marker shall be placed in the regular precinct binder with the
voter's name and recording the fact that an absentee ballot has been