53.15  Marking ballot.

The registered voter, on receipt of an absentee ballot, shall mark the ballot in such a manner that no other person will know how the ballot is marked.

Registered voters who are blind, cannot read, or because of any other physical disability, are unable to mark their own absentee ballot, may have the assistance of any person the registered voter may select.

Section History: Early form

  [SS15, § 1137-g; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 941; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 53.15]

Section History: Recent form

  84 Acts, ch 1291, § 15; 94 Acts, ch 1169, §64

Internal References

  Referred to in § 53.49


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