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| Sec. 8. 21-A MRSA §759, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1995, c. 459, §77, is | | further amended to read: |
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| | | 2. Accepted if correct. If the warden finds that the | affidavit is properly completed, that the clerk has verified that | the signature on the envelope matches the signature on the | application where applicable, | | and enrolled where necessary, the warden shall then examine the | | incoming voting list to determine whether the voter voted in | | person at the election. The warden shall then announce the name | | of each absentee voter who has not voted at the election and | | remove each ballot from its envelope without destroying the | | envelope or unfolding the ballot. After having an election clerk | | from a political party different from that of the warden mark the | | letters "AV" beside the name of each absentee voter on the | | incoming voting lists, the warden shall accept the ballot. |
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| | | Sec. 9. 21-A MRSA §759, sub-§3, ķA, as amended by PL 1999, c. 645, §9, | | is repealed. |
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| | | Sec. 10. 21-A MRSA §759, sub-§8, as repealed and replaced by PL 1999, | | c. 645, §10, is amended to read: |
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| | | 8. Inspection of absentee envelopes before processing. If a | | candidate or the candidate's representative notifies the clerk | | before 5 p.m. on the day before election day that the candidate | | or the candidate's representative wishes to inspect absentee | ballot applications and | | warden or clerk shall allow the candidate or representative to | inspect the applications and | | processed or for 30 minutes after the time specified in the | | notice for processing on election day. The warden may | | immediately proceed to process the ballots after the candidate or | | representative has completed the review. |
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| | | If the municipality processes absentee ballots only after the | | polls close on election day, then the candidate or the | | candidate's representative must notify the warden by 5 p.m. on | | election day that the candidate or the candidate's representative | wishes to inspect absentee ballot applications and | | after the polls close. The warden shall allow the candidate or | representative to inspect the applications and | | minutes after the polls close. The warden may immediately | | proceed to process the ballots after the candidate or | | representative has completed the review. |
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| | | Sec. 11. 21-A MRSA §760-A, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2001, c. 310, §57, | | is further amended to read: |
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