16-545. Early ballot


A. The early ballot shall be one prepared for use in the precinct in which the
applicant resides and, if a partisan primary election, of the political party with which
the applicant is affiliated as shown by the affidavit of registration. The ballot shall
be identical with the regular official ballots, except that it shall have printed or
stamped on it "early".


B. The officer charged by law with the duty of preparing ballots at any election
shall prepare the official early ballot and deliver a sufficient number to the recorder
or other officer in charge of elections not later than the thirty-third day before the
election. Except as provided in section 16-542, subsection D, regular early ballots shall
not be distributed to the general public before the beginning of early voting.