13-19-311. Valid ballots -- requirements. (1) Only valid ballots may be counted in an election conducted under this chapter.
     (2) For the purpose of this chapter, a ballot is valid only if:
     (a) it is sealed in the secrecy envelope and returned in the return/verification envelope;
     (b) the elector's signature on the affidavit on the return/verification envelope is verified pursuant to 13-19-310; and
     (c) it is received before 8 p.m. on election day.
     (3) A ballot is invalid if:
     (a) more than one ballot is enclosed in a single return/verification or secrecy envelope unless there are multiple elections being held at the same time and there is only one ballot for each election in the envelope; or
     (b) any identifying marks are placed on the ballot by the elector.
     (4) Failure of an elector to verify the accuracy of the elector's address or notify the election administrator of the elector's correct mailing address in conjunction with a mailed ballot, as provided in 13-19-106, invalidates an otherwise valid mailed ballot.

     History: En. Sec. 24, Ch. 196, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 591, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 338, L. 1997.