13-13-201. Voting by absentee ballot -- procedures. (1) A legally registered elector or provisionally registered elector is entitled to vote by absentee ballot as provided for in this part.
     (2) The elector may vote absentee only by paper ballot and by:
     (a) marking the ballot in the manner specified;
     (b) placing the marked ballot in the secrecy envelope, free of any identifying marks;
     (c) placing the secrecy envelope containing one ballot for each election being held in the return envelope;
     (d) executing the affidavit printed on the return envelope; and
     (e) returning the return envelope with all appropriate enclosures by regular mail, postage prepaid, or by delivering it to the election administrator of the special absentee election board.
     (3) (a) The elector may also enclose in the outer return envelope a copy of the elector's photo identification showing the elector's name, including but not limited to a valid driver's license, a school district or postsecondary education photo identification, or a tribal photo identification. If the elector does not enclose a photo identification, the elector shall enclose a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, paycheck, notice of confirmation of voter registration issued pursuant to 13-2-207, government check, or other government document that shows the elector's name and current address.
     (b) If the elector fails to provide the information required under subsection (3)(a) or the information provided is insufficient to verify the elector's identity and eligibility, the elector's ballot must be handled as a provisional ballot.

     History: En. Sec. 119, Ch. 368, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3701; amd. Sec. 116, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 239, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 242, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 151, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 32, Ch. 414, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 25, Ch. 475, L. 2003.