A.(1)(a) Beginning with the date on which the registrar receives the absentee by mail ballots and other necessary paraphernalia from the secretary of state, and thereafter, immediately upon receipt of an application by mail, the registrar shall mail the necessary instructions, certificates, ballots, and envelopes to the applicant at the address furnished by the applicant. The registrar shall detach the perforated slip from the absentee by mail ballot before mailing it to the voter and shall retain the slip in the records of his office for six months.
(b) If the voter feels he will not have time to vote timely by mail, the voter may request that the registrar transmit to him by facsimile a ballot, including the affidavit, or a second ballot, as the case may be, and the registrar shall do so if he has a facsimile machine in his office. The voter may then mail his voted ballot, including the affidavit, back to the registrar or transmit it by facsimile if the registrar has a facsimile machine in his office. If the voter transmits his voted ballot to the registrar by facsimile, the documents to be transmitted shall contain the following statement: "I understand that by faxing my voted ballot I am voluntarily waiving my right to a secret ballot." This statement shall be followed by the voter's handwritten signature, date, and social security number. Upon receipt of the transmittal, the registrar shall place the voted ballot along with the signed statement and affidavit in an appropriately marked envelope and seal it. The registrar and his staff shall take the steps necessary to keep the voted ballots received by facsimile as confidential as practicable.
(2)(a) With respect to persons on active duty in the United States military service or outside the continental boundaries of the United States, these materials shall be mailed as provided by the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (39 U.S.C. 3406 and 42 U.S.C. 1973ff et seq.) and shall include both the primary or first party primary election ballot and the special ballots for the general election or the second party primary election and the general election. The envelope mailed to the voter shall contain six envelopes, three of which shall be the ballot envelopes and three of which shall be return envelopes. Each return envelope shall bear the official title and mailing address of the registrar, whether it contains a primary, first party primary, second party primary or general election ballot, and the name, return address, and precinct or district number of the voter. The voter shall return his voted primary or first party primary election ballot and special ballots for the general election or the second party primary and the general election to the registrar in the appropriate envelopes. The registrar of voters shall not mail a regular general election or the second party primary and general election absentee ballot to a member of the United States Service or to persons residing overseas if the registrar has mailed a special ballot, as provided herein, to such voter. The envelopes for the special ballots shall contain language on the outside of the envelope which will clearly designate which envelope is to be used for return of the second primary election ballot and which envelope is to be used for return of the general election ballot.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subparagraph (A)(2)(a) of this Section, if the voter is on active duty in the United States military service or residing outside the United States continental boundaries and feels he will not have time to vote timely by mail, the voter may request that the registrar transmit to him by facsimile a ballot, including the affidavit, or a second ballot, as the case may be, and the registrar shall do so if a facsimile machine is available for his use. The voter may then either mail or transmit by facsimile his voted ballot, including the affidavit, back to the registrar at the facsimile machine number designated by the registrar. If the voter chooses to transmit his voted ballot to the registrar by facsimile, the documents to be transmitted shall contain the following statement: "I understand that by faxing my voted ballot I am voluntarily waiving my right to a secret ballot." This statement shall be followed by the voter's handwritten signature, date, and social security number. Upon receipt of the transmittal, the registrar shall place the voted ballot along with the signed statement and affidavit in an appropriately marked envelope and seal it. The registrar and his staff shall take the steps necessary to keep the voted ballots received by facsimile as confidential as practicable.
(c) The secretary of state as the chief election officer of the state shall take all actions reasonably necessary to allow persons residing outside the continental boundaries and persons on active duty in the armed forces to vote according to the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act or otherwise during a period of declared emergency, whether by mail, facsimile, or other means of transmission of the ballot, notwithstanding any provision of this Code to the contrary.
B. The ballot shall be marked as provided in R.S. 18:1310 and returned to the registrar. Upon its receipt, the registrar shall post the name and precinct of the voter as required by R.S. 18:1311.
C. Except as provided in R.S. 18:1308.1(C) and 1311(D)(1) and (5), all ballots received by the registrar by 4:30 p.m. on the day before election day shall be counted.
A.(1)(a) Beginning with the date on which the registrar receives the absentee by mail ballots and other necessary paraphernalia from the secretary of state, and thereafter, immediately upon receipt of an application by mail, the registrar shall mail the necessary instructions, certificates, ballots, and envelopes to the applicant at the address furnished by the applicant. The registrar shall detach the perforated slip from the absentee by mail ballot before mailing it to the voter and shall retain the slip in the records of his office for six months.
(b) If the voter feels he will not have time to vote timely by mail, the voter may request that the registrar transmit to him by facsimile a ballot, including the affidavit, or a second ballot, as the case may be, and the registrar shall do so if he has a facsimile machine in his office. The voter may then mail his voted ballot, including the affidavit, back to the registrar or transmit it by facsimile if the registrar has a facsimile machine in his office. If the voter transmits his voted ballot to the registrar by facsimile, the documents to be transmitted shall contain the following statement: "I understand that by faxing my voted ballot I am voluntarily waiving my right to a secret ballot." This statement shall be followed by the voter's handwritten signature, date, and social security number. Upon receipt of the transmittal, the registrar shall place the voted ballot along with the signed statement and affidavit in an appropriately marked envelope and seal it. The registrar and his staff shall take the steps necessary to keep the voted ballots received by facsimile as confidential as practicable.
(2)(a) With respect to persons on active duty in the United States military service or outside the continental boundaries of the United States, these materials shall be mailed as provided by the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (39 U.S.C. 3406 and 42 U.S.C. 1973ff et seq.) and shall include both the primary or first party primary election ballot and the special ballots for the general election or the second party primary election and the general election. The envelope mailed to the voter shall contain six envelopes, three of which shall be the ballot envelopes and three of which shall be return envelopes. Each return envelope shall bear the official title and mailing address of the registrar, whether it contains a primary, first party primary, second party primary or general election ballot, and the name, return address, and precinct or district number of the voter. The voter shall return his voted primary or first party primary election ballot and special ballots for the general election or the second party primary and the general election to the registrar in the appropriate envelopes. The registrar of voters shall not mail a regular general election or the second party primary and general election absentee ballot to a member of the United States Service or to persons residing overseas if the registrar has mailed a special ballot, as provided herein, to such voter. The envelopes for the special ballots shall contain language on the outside of the envelope which will clearly designate which envelope is to be used for return of the second primary election ballot and which envelope is to be used for return of the general election ballot.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subparagraph (A)(2)(a) of this Section, if the voter is on active duty in the United States military service or residing outside the United States continental boundaries and feels he will not have time to vote timely by mail, the voter may request that the registrar transmit to him by facsimile a ballot, including the affidavit, or a second ballot, as the case may be, and the registrar shall do so if a facsimile machine is available for his use. The voter may then either mail or transmit by facsimile his voted ballot, including the affidavit, back to the registrar at the facsimile machine number designated by the registrar. If the voter chooses to transmit his voted ballot to the registrar by facsimile, the documents to be transmitted shall contain the following statement: "I understand that by faxing my voted ballot I am voluntarily waiving my right to a secret ballot." This statement shall be followed by the voter's handwritten signature, date, and social security number. Upon receipt of the transmittal, the registrar shall place the voted ballot along with the signed statement and affidavit in an appropriately marked envelope and seal it. The registrar and his staff shall take the steps necessary to keep the voted ballots received by facsimile as confidential as practicable.
(c) The secretary of state as the chief election officer of the state shall take all actions reasonably necessary to allow persons residing outside the continental boundaries and persons on active duty in the armed forces to vote according to the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act or otherwise during a period of declared emergency, whether by mail, facsimile, or other means of transmission of the ballot, notwithstanding any provision of this Code to the contrary.
B. The ballot shall be marked as provided in R.S. 18:1310 and returned to the registrar. Upon its receipt, the registrar shall post the name and precinct of the voter as required by R.S. 18:1311.
C. Except as provided in R.S. 18:1308.1(C) and 1311(D)(1) and (5), all ballots received by the registrar by 4:30 p.m. on the day before election day shall be counted.
A.(1)(a) Beginning with the date on which the registrar receives the absentee by mail ballots and other necessary paraphernalia from the secretary of state, and thereafter, immediately upon receipt of an application by mail, the registrar shall mail the necessary instructions, certificates, ballots, and envelopes to the applicant at the address furnished by the applicant. The registrar shall detach the perforated slip from the absentee by mail ballot before mailing it to the voter and shall retain the slip in the records of his office for six months.
(b) If the voter feels he will not have time to vote timely by mail, the voter may request that the registrar transmit to him by facsimile a ballot, including the affidavit, or a second ballot, as the case may be, and the registrar shall do so if he has a facsimile machine in his office. The voter may then mail his voted ballot, including the affidavit, back to the registrar or transmit it by facsimile if the registrar has a facsimile machine in his office. If the voter transmits his voted ballot to the registrar by facsimile, the documents to be transmitted shall contain the following statement: "I understand that by faxing my voted ballot I am voluntarily waiving my right to a secret ballot." This statement shall be followed by the voter's handwritten signature, date, and social security number. Upon receipt of the transmittal, the registrar shall place the voted ballot along with the signed statement and affidavit in an appropriately marked envelope and seal it. The registrar and his staff shall take the steps necessary to keep the voted ballots received by facsimile as confidential as practicable.
(2)(a) With respect to persons on active duty in the United States military service or outside the continental boundaries of the United States, these materials shall be mailed as provided by the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (39 U.S.C. 3406 and 42 U.S.C. 1973ff et seq.) and shall include both the primary or first party primary election ballot and the special ballots for the general election or the second party primary election and the general election. The envelope mailed to the voter shall contain six envelopes, three of which shall be the ballot envelopes and three of which shall be return envelopes. Each return envelope shall bear the official title and mailing address of the registrar, whether it contains a primary, first party primary, second party primary or general election ballot, and the name, return address, and precinct or district number of the voter. The voter shall return his voted primary or first party primary election ballot and special ballots for the general election or the second party primary and the general election to the registrar in the appropriate envelopes. The registrar of voters shall not mail a regular general election or the second party primary and general election absentee ballot to a member of the United States Service or to persons residing overseas if the registrar has mailed a special ballot, as provided herein, to such voter. The envelopes for the special ballots shall contain language on the outside of the envelope which will clearly designate which envelope is to be used for return of the second primary election ballot and which envelope is to be used for return of the general election ballot.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subparagraph (A)(2)(a) of this Section, if the voter is on active duty in the United States military service or residing outside the United States continental boundaries and feels he will not have time to vote timely by mail, the voter may request that the registrar transmit to him by facsimile a ballot, including the affidavit, or a second ballot, as the case may be, and the registrar shall do so if a facsimile machine is available for his use. The voter may then either mail or transmit by facsimile his voted ballot, including the affidavit, back to the registrar at the facsimile machine number designated by the registrar. If the voter chooses to transmit his voted ballot to the registrar by facsimile, the documents to be transmitted shall contain the following statement: "I understand that by faxing my voted ballot I am voluntarily waiving my right to a secret ballot." This statement shall be followed by the voter's handwritten signature, date, and social security number. Upon receipt of the transmittal, the registrar shall place the voted ballot along with the signed statement and affidavit in an appropriately marked envelope and seal it. The registrar and his staff shall take the steps necessary to keep the voted ballots received by facsimile as confidential as practicable.
(c) The secretary of state as the chief election officer of the state shall take all actions reasonably necessary to allow persons residing outside the continental boundaries and persons on active duty in the armed forces to vote according to the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act or otherwise during a period of declared emergency, whether by mail, facsimile, or other means of transmission of the ballot, notwithstanding any provision of this Code to the contrary.
B. The ballot shall be marked as provided in R.S. 18:1310 and returned to the registrar. Upon its receipt, the registrar shall post the name and precinct of the voter as required by R.S. 18:1311.
C. Except as provided in R.S. 18:1308.1(C) and 1311(D)(1) and (5), all ballots received by the registrar by 4:30 p.m. on the day before election day shall be counted.
