10-125 - Military voters; prohibiting refusal to accept voter registration and military ballot applications, marked military ballots, and federal write-in abs

§  10-125.  Military  voters;  prohibiting  refusal  to  accept  voter  registration and military ballot applications, marked military  ballots,  and  federal  write-in  absentee  ballots  for  failure  to meet certain  requirements. 1. A board of elections shall not  refuse  to  accept  and  process  any  otherwise valid voter registration application or military  ballot application (including the official  post  card  form  prescribed  under section 101 of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting  Act  (42  USC  1973ff))  or  marked military ballot submitted by mail or  personally delivered, solely on the basis of the following:    (a) Notarization requirements;    (b) Restrictions on paper type, including weight and size; or    (c) Restrictions on envelope type, including weight and size.    2. A board of elections shall not refuse to  accept  and  process  any  otherwise valid federal write-in absentee ballot submitted in any manner  by a military voter solely on the basis of the following:    (a) Notarization requirements;    (b) Restrictions on paper type, including weight and size; or    (c) Restrictions on envelope type, including weight and size.    3. The state board of elections, in coordination with county boards of  elections,  shall develop a free access system by which a military voter  may determine whether the military ballot of the military voter has been  received by the appropriate board of elections.