Title 6 — Elections
13 chapters · 116 sections in this title.
A.S.C.A. § 6.1101 Who may vote by absentee ballot
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(a) Any qualified elector who will be unable to appear at his polling place during the hours of voting at any election because of absence from the Territory, or district in which he is registered may cause his vote to be cast by absentee ballot subject to this chapter. (b) Any qu…
A.S.C.A. § 6.1102 Request for absentee ballot
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(a) Any person entitled to vote under 6.1101(c) (1) may request an absentee ballot in writing from the Chief Election Officer. In addition, such person may transmit such request by mail, electronically, or by facsimile, and designate the preferred means of return transmission whe…
A.S.C.A. § 6.1103 Delivery of ballots
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Immediately upon receipt of a request within the time limits specified in 6.1102, the Chief Election Officer shall examine the records to ascertain whether or not the qualified elector is lawfully entitled to vote as requested. As soon as official ballots are printed and availabl…
A.S.C.A. § 6.1104 Ballot to be enclosed in unsealed reply envelope-Printed instructions to be included
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(a) The Chief Election Officer shall enclose the ballot for those persons entitled to vote under 6.1101(c)(1) in an unsealed reply envelope to be furnished by him and which shall be in the form prescribed by him. In addition, the Chief Election Officer shall prepare printed instr…
A.S.C.A. § 6.1105 Return of ballot
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The reply envelope shall be: (1) mailed and must be received by the Chief Election Officer not later than 1:30 p.m. on election day; or (2) delivered other than by mail to the Chief Election Officer not later than 1:30 p.m. on election day. History: 1977, PL 15-42 § 1; 2002, PL 2…
A.S.C.A. § 6.1106 Absentee ballot container
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(a) Each absentee ballot shall be placed in an absentee ballot container or containers. The container shall be securely sealed except for an opening sufficient to permit deposit of the reply envelopes and shall be sufficiently identify the elective office or issue that correspond…
A.S.C.A. § 6.1107 Absentee qualified elector polling place
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(a) The Chief Election Officer shall establish an absentee polling place. The absentee polling place shall be open before election day to handle the absentee voters who are voting in person. The Chief Election Officer shall determine the number of officials needed. All absentee p…
A.S.C.A. § 6.1108 Receipt and disposition of absentee ballots
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(a) Upon receipt of the envelope marked “Absentee Ballot Enclosed” from persons voting under chapters 01 through 12 of this title, the Chief Election Officer or the election officials of the absentee polling place shall document its receipt and deposit it in the corresponding abs…
A.S.C.A. § 6.1109 Receipt and disposition of late absentee ballots
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All reply envelopes containing absentee ballots received by the Chief Election Officer after the deadline for receipt stated in 6.1105 shall be kept unopened and disposed of under 6.0804. History: 1977, PL 15-42 § 1; 2002, PL 27-31.
A.S.C.A. § 6.1110 Death of qualified elector prior to opening of polls
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Whenever, prior to the counting of absentee ballots, it is apparent to the Chief Election Officer or polling place officials that any qualified elector who has marked and forwarded an absentee ballot has died prior to the opening of the polls on election day, the ballot of the qu…