13-21-210. Application for absentee ballots. (1) (a) A United States elector may apply for a regular absentee ballot as follows:
     (i) by making a written request, which must include the elector's birth date and signature; or
     (ii) by properly completing, signing, and returning to the election administrator the federal post card application.
     (b) A person who holds a power of attorney from an absent uniformed services elector may apply for an absentee ballot for that election on behalf of the uniformed services elector. The applicant shall provide a copy of the power of attorney authorizing the request for an absentee ballot along with the application.
     (2) An application for a regular absentee ballot must be received by the appropriate county election administrator not less than 30 days before the date of an election. An application for a regular absentee ballot that is received less than 30 days before the date of an election must be processed for the next election.
     (3) An application under this section is valid for all state and local elections in the calendar year in which the application is made and the next two regularly scheduled federal general elections.
     (4) The elector's county election administrator shall provide the elector with a regular absentee ballot for the elections described in subsection (3) as soon as the ballots are printed.

     History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 557, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 157, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 221, L. 2007.