A. The early ballots shall be delivered to the city canvass board for counting as determined by the clerk. The tabulation of early ballots may not begin until the canvass board has identified and segregated ballots voted early by voters who also cast ballots in another manner in the election.

B. Early ballot envelopes shall be reviewed by the canvass board to determine whether the voter is qualified to vote at the election and whether the ballot has been properly cast.

C. An early ballot shall be counted despite failure of the early-voting official to properly sign and date the voter’s certificate as attesting official.

D. An early ballot shall be counted despite voter’s failure to sign the early ballot envelope, provided the voter signed the early voter register and the canvass board has determined the voter is qualified and the ballot has been properly cast.

E. If the voter is qualified and the ballot has been properly cast, the early ballot envelope shall be opened and the secrecy envelope shall be mixed with other secrecy envelopes for counting.

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

G. If the ballot has not been properly cast, the clerk shall notify the voter, in writing, of the reason the ballot was not counted. The rejected ballot shall be placed in a container which shall be labeled “no count ballots” and shall be destroyed as set out in PMC 18.35.120. (Ord. 16-005 § 3, 2016; Ord. 12-009 § 14, 2012; Ord. 06-013 § 5, 2006; Ord. 620 § 10, 2004; Ord. 592 § 22, 2002; Ord. 571 § 14, 2001)