LD 1796
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LR 1107
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the time to see how he the voter voted. The voter must then
seal the ballot in its return envelope and complete the
affidavit on the envelope in the presence of the witness or
witnesses, who shall sign the witness certification.

 
D. The voter must then complete the address on the envelope
and mail or deliver it personally or by agent the 3rd person
who was designated in the application to the clerk of the
municipality of which he the voter is a resident. He The
voter must send a completed voter registration or absentee
ballot application, if necessary, in a separate envelope.

 
3. Assistance in reading or marking ballot. A voter who is
unable to read or mark his the ballot because of his the voter's
physical disability, illiteracy, or religious faith must vote
according to the procedures in this subsection instead of the
procedures in subsection 1 or 2.

 
A. A voter who needs assistance may request another person,
other than the voter's employer or agent of that employer or
officer or agent of the voter's union, to assist the voter
in reading or marking the ballot.

 
B. The voter or the aide must mark the ballot in the
presence of one of the following witnesses: Notary public,
clerk of a municipality, clerk of courts or another
individual.

 
C. The voter or the aide, before marking the ballot, must
show it to the witness who must examine it to be certain it
is unmarked.

 
D. While the voter or the aide is marking the ballot, there
may be no communication between the voter and any
individual, other than the aide who must mark the ballot as
the voter indicates, as to the person or question for which
the voter is to vote.

 
E. The voter or the aide must mark the ballot according to
section 691 or 692 so that it is impossible for anyone else
present to see how the voter voted, then seal the ballot in
its return envelope. The voter, or the aide at the voter's
request, shall complete and sign the affidavit in the
presence of the witness, who shall sign the witness
certification. The aide must complete and sign the
certification for aides on the outside of the envelope.

 
F. The voter or the aide must then complete the address on the
envelope and mail or deliver it personally or by agent the 3rd
person who was designated in the application to the


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