(1)__The printed name and signature of the person who helped the voter; and

(2)__A statement that the aide helped the voter by either reading or signing the application, or both.

C.__If the voter wishes to have the ballot delivered or returned by a 3rd person, then in addition to the information required in paragraph A, the following information must be provided in order for the application or written request to be accepted by the clerk:

(1)__The name of the 3rd person whom the voter has designated.__A 3rd person may only be designated in an application or written request that is signed by the voter.

Sec. 24. 21-A MRSA §753-A, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 645, §6, is amended to read:

4. Application by telephone. A voter may make a telephone request application for the voter's own ballot. In this case, the voter may not designate an immediate family member or a 3rd person to deliver the ballot on the voter's behalf. The clerk shall ask the voter for the information required on the application and complete the application, with the exception of the voter's signature, and shall write "telephone request" on the application. The clerk shall also obtain the voter's birth date and write it on the application. The clerk shall verify that it is the voter who is requesting the ballot by making the voter confirm confirming the voter's residence address and birth date on the voting list with the information in the voter's record. A telephone application must be accepted by the clerk if it contains the voter's name, the voter's date of birth, the voter's residence address or other address sufficient to identify the voter and, if applicable, a different address to which the applicant requests the ballot be sent or delivered.

Sec. 25. 21-A MRSA §753-B, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 645, §6, is amended to read:

1. Application or written request received. Upon receipt of a completed an application or a, written request or telephone application for an absentee ballot signed by the voter or an immediate family member that is accepted pursuant to section