HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(B) (1) THE TIME FOR COMMENCEMENT OF THE CANVASS OF THE
ABSENTEE BALLOTS BY THE SEVERAL LOCAL BOARDS IS AS FOLLOWS:

(I) AFTER ANY PRIMARY OR SPECIAL PRIMARY

ELECTION, ANY TIME AFTER 4 P.M. ON THE WEDNESDAY FOLLOWING
ELECTION DAY; AND

(II) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (III)
OF THIS PARAGRAPH, AFTER ANY GENERAL OR SPECIAL ELECTION, ANY
TIME AFTER 4 P.M. ON THE SECOND FRIDAY FOLLOWING ELECTION DAY.;
AND

(III) AFTER ANY GENERAL OR SPECIAL ELECTION, IN
ANY WARD OR DISTRICT LISTED IN SECTION 27-9(E)(5) WHERE NO
BALLOTS HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO VOTERS AT LOCATIONS OUTSIDE THE
UNITED STATES OR WHERE ALL OF THE BALLOTS ISSUED HAVE BEEN
RETURNED, ANY TIME AFTER 4 P.M. ON THE WEDNESDAY FOLLOWING
ELECTION DAY.

(2) THE CANVASS OF THE ABSENTEE BALLOTS BY A LOCAL
BOARD SHALL TAKE PLACE AT A TIME AND LOCATION ANNOUNCED BY THE
BOARD AT LEAST 24 HOURS BEFORE THE CANVASS.

[(2)](3) Each board of canvassers shall keep the
ballots safe from tampering until the canvass is completed.

[(c)(1) A EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (D), A
ballot shall be considered as received timely provided:

(i) It has been received by the board prior to
the closing of the polls on election day; or

(ii) 1. It was mailed before election day;

2.      The United States postal service, or
THE postal service of any other country, has provided
verification of that fact by affixing a mark so indicating on the
covering envelope; and

3.     The board receives the ballot from the
United States postal service not later than 4 p.m. on the
Wednesday following election day.

(2) Any EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (D), ANY
ballot received after 4 p.m. on the Wednesday following election
day THE DEADLINE ESTABLISHED IN THIS SUBSECTION may not be
counted.]

(C)(1) IN A PRIMARY OR SPECIAL PRIMARY ELECTION A BALLOT
SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS RECEIVED TIMELY PROVIDED:

(I) IT HAS BEEN RECEIVED BY THE BOARD PRIOR TO
THE CLOSING OF THE POLLS ON ELECTION DAY; OR