2005 Vermont Code - § 2546. — Deposit of early voter absentee ballots in ballot box

§ 2546. Deposit of early voter absentee ballots in ballot box

(a) The town clerk or presiding officer shall deliver the unopened early voter absentee ballots to the election officials at the place where the entrance checklist is located. If an elections official determines that the certificate on the envelope is signed by the early voter, the name of the early voter appears on the checklist, and the early voter is not a first-time voter in the municipality who registered by mail, the elections official shall mark the checklist, open the envelope, and deposit the ballot in the proper ballot box or voting machine. If the early voter is a first-time voter who registered by mail, the elections official shall determine whether the identification required under subdivision 2563(a)(1) of this title has been submitted by the voter. Upon ascertaining that the proper identification has been submitted by the voter, the elections official shall mark the checklist, open the envelope, and deposit the ballot in the proper ballot box or voting machine. If the proper identification has not been submitted, the ballot shall be treated as a provisional ballot, as provided in subchapter 6A of this chapter.

(b) All early voter absentee ballots shall be commingled with the ballots of voters who have voted in person. (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1979, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 74; 2001, No. 6, § 12(a), (b), eff. April 10, 2001; 2003, No. 59, § 29.)