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A. The absentee by mail ballots shall be delivered to the canvass board for review.

B. Absentee by Mail Ballot. To be counted in the election, an absentee by mail ballot shall be postmarked on or before election day and be received by the clerk no later than the third calendar day following the election. If no postmark or readable postmark is contained on an absentee by mail ballot envelope, the date of the voter’s signature, as attested to by the official witness or other witnesses, will be used in determining if the ballot was voted on or before election day. Absentee by mail ballot envelopes received after the canvass board has completed absentee by mail ballot counting shall not be opened, but shall be marked “no count” with the date of receipt noted on the ballot envelope.

1. Absentee by mail ballot envelopes shall be examined by the canvass board who shall determine whether the voter is qualified to vote at the election and whether the ballot has been properly cast.

2. An absentee by mail ballot shall not be counted if the voter’s certification on the return envelope is not signed and attested as required by law.

3. If the voter is qualified and the ballot has been properly cast, the return envelope shall be opened and the ballot envelope shall be mixed with the other ballot envelopes.

4. The ballots shall then be removed from the secrecy envelopes and shall be mixed with other ballots for counting.

5. The ballot shall be counted according to the rules for determining properly marked ballots.

C. If the voter is not qualified or the ballot has not been properly cast, the clerk shall notify the voter, in writing, of the reason the ballot was not counted.

D. The rejected ballot shall be placed in a container which shall be labeled “no count ballots.” The envelopes shall be retained with the other election records and destroyed as set out in PMC 18.35.120. (Ord. 18-003 § 8, 2018; Ord. 12-009 § 14, 2012; Ord. 06-013 § 4, 2006; Ord. 620 § 10, 2004; Ord. 546 § 40, 1999; Ord. 515 § 3, 1997)