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MUNICIPAL CHARTERS

BE FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK NOT LATER THAN
TEN (10) DAYS PRIOR TO ANY ELECTION. UPON RECEIPT OF THE
APPLICATION THE CITY CLERK SHALL MAIL TO THE VOTER
ENTITLED THERETO AN ABSENTEE BALLOT. IN ALL OTHER
RESPECTS, ABSENTEE VOTING AS PROVIDED FOP IN THIS SECTION
SHALL BE SIMILAR TO AND CONTROLLED BY THE APPLICABLE
PROCEDURES PROVIDED BY LAW FOR ABSENTEE VOTING.

(II)   EMERGENCY ABSENTEE BALLOT. WITHIN TEN
(10) DAYS OF AN ELECTION AND ON THE DAY OF THE ELECTION

PRIOR TO THE TIME THE POLLS CLOSE, ANY PERSON REGISTERED
AND OTHERWISE QUALIFIED TO VOTE MAY APPLY FOR AN
EMERGENCY ABSENTEE BALLOT IF HE IS NOTIFIED AFTER THE
TIME FOP MAKING APPLICATION FOR AN ABSENTEE BALLOT THAT,
AS A CONDITION OF HIS EMPLOYMENT, HE IS REQUIRED TO BE
ABSENT FROM THE CITY OF TAKOMA PARK WHERE HE IS
REGISTERED TO VOTE ON THE DAY OF AN ELECTION, IF HE IS
UNABLE TO BE PHYSICALLY PRESENT AT THE POLLS AS A RESULT
OF ILLNESS OR ACCIDENT OCCURRING AFTER THE TIME OF MAKING
APPLICATION FOP AN ABSENTEE BALLOT OR IS UNABLE TO BE
PRESENT BECAUSE OF A DEATH OR SERIOUS ILLNESS IN HIS
IMMEDIATE FAMILY OCCURRING AFTER THE TIME FOR MAKING
APPLICATION. THE APPLICATION SHALL BE MADE UNDER PENALTY
OF PERJURY BUT WITHOUT FORMAL OATH, SETTING FORTH THE
REASON WHY THE VOTER IS UNABLE TO BE PRESENT AT THE POLLS
ON THE DAY OF THE ELECTION, UPON RECEIPT OF THE
APPLICATION, THE CITY CLERK, IF SATISFIED THAT THE PERSON
CANNOT, IN FACT, BE PRESENT AT THE POLLING PLACE ON THE
DAY OF THE ELECTION, SHALL ISSUE TO THE APPLICANT, OR HIS
DULY AUTHORIZED AGENT, AN ABSENTEE BALLOT WHICH SHALL BE
MARKED BY THE VOTER, PLACED IN A SEALED ENVELOPE, AND
RETURNED TO THE CITY CLERK. IF THE APPLICANT DOES NOT
APPLY IN PERSON, THE APPLICATION SHALL DESIGNATE A
REGISTERED VOTER IN THE CITY OF TAKOMA PARK AS AGENT FOR
THE PURPOSE OF DELIVERING THE ABSENTEE BALLOT TO THE
VOTER, AND THE AGENT SHALL EXECUTE AN AFFIDAVIT UNDER
PENALTY OF PERJURY THAT THE BALLOT WAS DELIVERED TO THE
VOTER WHO SUBMITTED THE APPLICATION, WAS MARKED BY THE
VOTER IN THE AGENT'S PRESENCE, AND RETURNED, UNDER SEAL,
TO THE CITY CLERK BY THE AGENT. ANY EMERGENCY ABSENTEE
BALLOT RECEIVED BY THE CITY CLERK AFTER THE TIME FOR
CLOSING OF THE POLLS SHALL NOT BE COUNTED.

(III)  ASSISTANCE IN MARKING BALLOT, ETC. ANY
OTHERWISE QUALIFIED VOTER WHO IS BLIND, PHYSICALLY
DISABLED OR WHO HAS IMPAIRED VISION AND IS FOR ONE OF
THESE REASONS UNABLE TO MARK HIS ABSENTEE BALLOT AND SIGN
THE REQUIRED OATH, MAY BE ASSISTED IN VOTING BY ANY
PERSON SELECTED BY THE VOTER. ANY PERSON RENDERING
ASSISTANCE PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION SHALL EXECUTE THE
CERTIFICATION SET FORTH IN SUBSECTION (8) OF THIS
SECTION.

(3) ELECTIONS IN WHICH ABSENTEE VOTER MAY VOTE: