| (7) For purposes of voter registration, the copied
Provisional Ballot Affidavit Envelope serves as an original voter
registration application or change form; the effective date will be
calculated as 30 days from the election date for the election for
which the Provisional Ballot Affidavit Envelope was submitted.
(8) If the residence address provided on the Provisional
Ballot Affidavit Envelope falls outside the voter registrar's jurisdiction,
the voter registrar shall forward a copy of the Provisional Ballot
Affidavit Envelope to the appropriate voter registrar. The effective
date of the transferred copy shall be calculated as 30 days from the
election date for the election for which the Provisional Ballot Affidavit
Envelope was originally submitted. The original Provisional Ballot
Affidavit Envelope shall be transferred by the general custodian of
election records to the appropriate voter registrar after the preservation
period upon the voter registrar's request.
(9) Poll watchers are not entitled to be present during
the voter registrar's review.
(d) Return of Provisional Ballot Affidavit Envelopes
by the Voter Registrar.
(1) The voter registrar shall replace the Provisional
Ballot Affidavit Envelopes in a closed and sealed transfer case provided
by the general custodian of election records along with copies of
the List of Provisional Voters and the copy of the Summary of Provisional
Ballots. The container must be closed and sealed. The serial number
of the seal shall be recorded on the Verification of Provisional Ballots
and Serial Number form.
(2) The general custodian of the election records or
the Early Voting Ballot Board presiding judge shall pick up the closed
and sealed transfer cases and all other materials at the time, date,
and location designated by the voter registrar. The voter register
may designate more than one time and date for delivery and there may
be multiple deliveries.
(3) The voter registrar's final designated time of
delivery may in no event be later than the time the Early Voting Ballot
Board convenes on the seventh day after election day to count provisional
ballots in accordance with §65.051(a) of the Code.
(4) The voter registrar shall sign the Verification
of Provisional Ballots and Serial Numbers form verifying the transfer,
and the presiding judge of the Early Voting Ballot Board or general
custodian of election records shall sign indicating receipt of the
Provisional Ballot Affidavit Envelopes and that the container(s) were
properly closed and sealed.
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