Sec. 9-140a. (Formerly Sec. 9-138). Signing of form. Insertion of ballot in envelopes.
Sec. 9-140a. (Formerly Sec. 9-138). Signing of form. Insertion of ballot in envelopes. Each absentee ballot applicant shall sign the form on the inner envelope provided
for in section 9-137, which shall constitute a statement under the penalties of false
statement in absentee balloting. Any absentee ballot applicant who is unable to write
may cause his name to be signed on the form by an authorized agent who shall, in the
space provided for the signature, write the name of the applicant followed by the word
"by" and his own signature. The failure of the applicant or authorized agent to date the
form shall not invalidate the ballot. The ballot shall be inserted in the inner envelope,
and the inner envelope shall be inserted in the outer envelope, prior to the return of the
ballot to the municipal clerk. If an applicant is required to return identification with the
ballot pursuant to the Help America Vote Act, P.L. 107-252, as amended from time to
time, such identification shall be inserted in the outer envelope so such identification
can be viewed without opening the inner envelope.
(1955, S. 625d; 1971, P.A. 871, S. 70; P.A. 74-96, S. 3, 9; P.A. 78-79, S. 3, 4; P.A. 79-363, S. 14, 38; P.A. 86-179, S.
12, 53; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 95.)
History: 1971 act changed penalties of "perjury" to "false statement"; P.A. 74-96 added "in absentee balloting", effective
January 1, 1975; P.A. 78-79 removed provisions for dating where appearing and further added that failure of applicant or
agent to date form would not invalidate the application; P.A. 79-363 substituted "ballot" for "application"; P.A. 86-179
amended section to allow agent to sign form on envelope for applicant who is unable to write for any reason; Sec. 9-138
transferred to Sec. 9-140a in 1987; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 added provision re procedure to be followed when applicant
is required to return identification with ballot pursuant to Help America Vote Act, effective January 1, 2004.
Cited. 231 C. 602.