B. A municipal clerk who, when a person has voted by absentee ballot in the clerk's presence under section 753 753-B, subsection 7 8, signs his the clerk's name to an affidavit on the absentee ballot return envelope when the affidavit is not properly completed; or

SUMMARY

This bill allows any voter to vote by absentee ballot at any election, and removes the current provision stating reasons for permitting a person to vote by absentee ballot. This bill also clarifies the procedures for requesting and issuing an absentee ballot. The bill further refines the procedure for a candidate or a candidate's representative to inspect absentee ballot applications and envelopes on election day before the ballots are processed.