18.27.040 Early voting.
A. Early voting before an election official, including the clerk, shall not begin prior to 15 calendar days before the election nor occur after 5:00 p.m. the day before the election.
B. The early voter who meets the requirements in this section and is qualified to vote in accordance with PMC 18.10.010 may vote early at the location(s) designated by the clerk.
C. An election official shall issue an official ballot to the voter under this section after:
1. The voter provides the voter’s name, residence address within the city and a voter identifier such as a voter number, Social Security number or date of birth; and
2. The voter signs the early-voting register, which constitutes a declaration that the voter is qualified to vote.
D. The voter shall mark the ballot in private, place the ballot in a secrecy sleeve, and place the secrecy sleeve in the early-voter envelope. The voter shall have the early-voter envelope witnessed by the election official and deposit the ballot in the ballot box in the presence of an election official. The election official shall deliver the voted early-voter ballots to the clerk.
E. If the voter’s qualification is questioned, the voter shall vote a questioned ballot in accordance with PMC 18.27.050.
F. The clerk shall deliver the voted early ballots to the canvass board for canvassing.
G. Before the opening of the polls on election day, the clerk shall give to the election board in each precinct a list of the voters who have voted an early ballot. If a voter on the list attempts to vote on election day, the voter may not vote a regular ballot but may vote a questioned ballot. (Ord. 12-009 § 12, 2012)