53.18  Manner of preserving ballot and application.

Upon receipt of the absentee ballot, the commissioner shall at once record the number appearing on the application and return carrier envelope and time of receipt of such ballot and attach the elector's application to the unopened envelope. Absentee ballots shall be stored in a secure place until they are delivered to the absentee and special voters precinct board.

Section History: Early form

  [SS15, § 1137-h, -i; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 944; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 53.18]

Section History: Recent form

  89 Acts, ch 136, §52; 91 Acts, ch 129, §20; 2002 Acts, ch 1134, §67, 115

Footnotes

  2002 amendment takes effect January 1, 2003, and applies to elections held on or after that date; 2002 Acts, ch 1134, §115


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