Section 115.281

Title IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS

Chapter 115

Effective - 28 Aug 2013, 3 histories, see footnote   (history) 

  *115.281.  Absentee ballots to be printed, when. — 1. Except as provided in subsection 3 of this section, not later than the sixth Tuesday prior to each election, or within fourteen days after candidates' names or questions are certified pursuant to section 115.125, the election authority shall cause to have printed and made available a sufficient quantity of absentee ballots, ballot envelopes and mailing envelopes. As soon as possible after the proper officer calls a special state or county election, the election authority shall cause to have printed and made available a sufficient quantity of absentee ballots, ballot envelopes and mailing envelopes.

  2. All absentee ballots for an election shall be in the same form as the official ballots for the election.

  3. Not later than forty-five days before each general, primary, and special election for federal office, the election authority shall cause to have printed and made available a sufficient quantity of absentee ballots, ballot envelopes, and mailing envelopes for absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters and shall begin transmitting such ballots to absent uniformed services and overseas voters who have submitted an absentee ballot application.

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(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 9.015, A.L. 1983 S.B. 234, A.L. 1984 S.B. 682, A.L. 2010 H.B. 1524 & 2260, A.L. 2013 S.B. 99)

*This section was amended by S.B. 99 and S.B. 116, 2013.  Due to a delayed effective date, both versions of this section are printed here.