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AN ACT AMENDING LEGISLATIVE ACT 24-20 SETTING A FINAL DATE FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF ABSENTEE BALLOTS BY PERSONAL DELIVERY TO THE CHEROKEE NATION ELECTION COMMISSION
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION:
Section 1. Title and Codification
This Act amends Legislative Act 24-20 and shall be codified at Title 26, Section 78(A) of the Cherokee Nation Code Annotated.
Section 2. Purpose
The purpose of this Act is to set a final date for the acceptance of personal delivery of absentee ballots by the Cherokee Nation Election Commission as set forth in Title 26, Section 78(A) of the Cherokee Nation Code.
Legislative Act 22-20 (Oct. 13, 2020) previously set the deadline for acceptance of absentee ballots by personal delivery to the Cherokee Nation Election Commission to the Thursday before election day from 7:00am to 7:00pm. However, owing to a scrivener's error, Legislative Act 24-20 erroneously set this date to the Friday before election day from 7:00am to 7:00pm. This Act amends and corrects Legislative Act 24-20 and sets the final date for the acceptance of absentee ballots by personal delivery to the Cherokee Nation Election Commission to the Thursday before election day from 7:00am to 7:00pm.
Section 4. Legislative History
LA 06-10
LA 26-14
LA 46-12
LA 04-14
LA 12-16
LA 22-20
LA 24-20
Section 5. Substantive Provisions
? 78. Return of absentee ballots
A. A voter shall mark his ballot in permanent black or blue ball point ink; seal the ballot in the secrecy envelope; fill out completely and sign the affidavit on the front of the affidavit envelope: (i) in the presence of a notary public; or (ii) in the presence of one (1) witness of legal age and enclose a copy of a government issued photo identification. The affidavit envelope must be: (a) notarized and the notary seal affixed to the affidavit; or (b) signed by the one (1) witness of legal age and included an enclosed copy of a government issued photo identification to be counted; and return...
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