§ 2-2. Application for ballots.

(a)

Any qualified voter desiring to vote at any election as an absentee voter shall make application in writing to the board of election supervisors for an absentee ballot, as hereinafter provided. The application must be received by the town in sufficient time for the board to approve the application and to deliver the absentee ballot as herein provided. The application shall be on a form containing an affidavit, which need not be under oath but which shall set forth under penalty of perjury the voter's name and residence address, including the street and number and apartment (if any); and instructions for delivery of the absentee ballot to the person requesting it.

(b)

Printed forms of applications for absentee ballots shall be provided by the board on the town website and shall be available to any qualified voter upon request at the town office.

(c)

Upon receipt of a completed application, the board shall reject the application only if it determines that the applicant is not legally qualified under the laws of Cheverly to vote at the election as an absentee voter. When rejected, the board shall notify the applicant of the reason therefor. All investigations shall be concluded and all determinations made as to absentee ballot applications as soon as practicable after they are received.

(d)

When an application is approved, the board shall, as soon as practicable, deliver to the applicant an absentee voter's ballot, instructions for absentee voters, and the envelopes relating thereto. Such delivery shall be by mail to the address designated in the application, unless the person requesting the absentee ballot instructs that the absentee ballot shall be left at the town office to be picked up by the requestor or his/her agent. Neither the mayor, a member of the council, a candidate for any such office, nor a member of their immediate families may serve as such agent. Absentee ballots that are to be picked up at the town office must be picked up before the close of business on the Friday before an election and shall only be picked up during regular business hours and only by the requestor or his/her designated agent.

(e)

The board shall process all applications for absentee ballots received by the town within four (4) business days of the town's receipt of such applications. The board shall keep a record of applications for absentee voters' ballots as they are received, showing the date and time received, the names and residences of the applicants, whether such applications were approved, and the date and mode of delivery. Such record shall be available for examination by any registered voter.

(f)

After approval of an application for an absentee ballot and the delivery to the applicant of an absentee ballot, a marker shall be placed by the voter's name on the registration books recording the fact that an absentee ballot has been delivered. No such voter shall vote or be allowed to vote in person on election day.

(Ord. No. 6-77, 6-9-77; Ord. No. O-2-11, 2-10-11)