| (a) a voter, by signing an application, may request that a mail ballot applicati | | (a) a voter, by signing an application, may request that a mail ballot applicati |
| on be sent to the voter automatically for every election. | | on be sent to the voter automatically for every election. |
| the application and instructions shall be prescribed by the secretary of state, | | the application and instructions shall be prescribed by the secretary of state, |
| and furnished upon request to any elector by each local board of canvassers. | | and furnished upon request to any elector by each local board of canvassers. |
| the envelope containing the mail ballot application shall be clearly marked as n | | the envelope containing the mail ballot application shall be clearly marked as n |
| ot forwardable. | | ot forwardable. |
| n | if any elector is no longer an eligible voter the elector shall notify the local | n | if any elector is no longer an eligible voter the elector shall notify the local |
| board of canvassers of - page 2 of 4 this fact. | | board of canvassers of /sub a - page 2 of 3 this fact. |
| the local board shall remove the name of any voter from the mailing list establi | | the local board shall remove the name of any voter from the mailing list establi |
| shed under this section upon receipt of reliable information that a voter no lon | | shed under this section upon receipt of reliable information that a voter no lon |
| ger qualifies for the service. | | ger qualifies for the service. |
| the voter shall be notified of the action within five (5) days after the board t | | the voter shall be notified of the action within five (5) days after the board t |
| akes the action. | | akes the action. |
| (b) the application and instructions prescribed in this section shall be mailed | | (b) the application and instructions prescribed in this section shall be mailed |
| to the applicant along with a stamped return envelope addressed to the local boa | | to the applicant along with a stamped return envelope addressed to the local boa |
| rds of canvassers. | | rds of canvassers. |
| (h) for purposes of this section, "eligible disabled voter" means a person with | | (h) for purposes of this section, "eligible disabled voter" means a person with |
| disabilities eligible to vote who certifies, subject to the provisions of §§ 17- | | disabilities eligible to vote who certifies, subject to the provisions of §§ 17- |
| 20-8(d) and 17-26-1, that they are incapacitated to such an extent that it would | | 20-8(d) and 17-26-1, that they are incapacitated to such an extent that it would |
| be an undue hardship to vote at the polls because of illness, mental or physica | | be an undue hardship to vote at the polls because of illness, mental or physica |
| l disability, blindness, or a serious impairment of mobility. | | l disability, blindness, or a serious impairment of mobility. |
| section 2. | | section 2. |
| this act shall take effect upon passage. | | this act shall take effect upon passage. |
| n | ======== ======== - page 3 of 4 explanation by the legislative council of a n a | n | ======== /sub a ======== /sub a - page 3 of 3 explanation by the legislative cou |
| c t relating to elections -- mail ballots *** this act would allow eligible disa | | ncil of a n a c t relating to elections -- mail ballots *** this act would allow |
| bled and military voters to continue to utilize electronically transmitted ballo | | eligible disabled and military voters to continue to utilize electronically tra |
| ts as originally enacted in 2022. | | nsmitted ballots as originally enacted in 2022. |
| this act would take effect upon passage. | | this act would take effect upon passage. |
| t | ======== ======== - page 4 of 4. | t | ======== /sub a ======== /sub a - page 4 of 3. |