A. To be counted in the election, absentee ballots must be received by the borough clerk before closing of the polls on the day of the election, if voted in the office of the borough clerk or other place designated by the borough clerk, or postmarked not later than the day of the election and received by the borough clerk before the canvass of election returns under HBC 11.48.010.

B. Absentee ballots received without an executed voter affidavit certificate (see HBC 11.36.020(C)) shall be marked as “Invalid,” and the time and date of receipt by the borough clerk shall be noted thereon.

C. Absentee ballots received after election day, and postmarked on a day later than the election, shall be marked as “Invalid,” and the time and date of receipt by the borough clerk shall be noted thereon. The ballot of a voter that is received after election day without a postmark will not be counted unless the voter submits a sworn and notarized affidavit. Such affidavit may be faxed.

D. Absentee ballots received before the closing of the polls may be reviewed at any time for voter qualification and may be processed through the optical scan machine or counted by hand by one or more counting teams appointed by the borough clerk, commencing at the time the polls close on election day.

E. Invalid absentee ballots shall not be counted. Such envelopes shall be retained with other election records and destroyed with them according to the borough’s retention schedule and the destruction procedure in HBC 2.64.030. (Ord. 14-04-373 § 4)