The Absentee Ballot Process for the Presidential Primary and beyond ROVAC Spring Conference 2016 The Absentee Ballot Process for the Presidential Primary and beyond

Types of Absentee Ballots for PPP Regular Absentee Ballot 45 Day Blank Absentee Ballot Overseas Absentee Ballot “Emergency” Absentee Ballot Provisional Ballot Challenge Ballot Federal Write-In Ballot

Regular Absentee Ballots Application ED-3: All applicants FPCA: Military and dependents in U.S. or overseas, other electors overseas Envelopes: Serial # envelope: ED-8 or ED-11 Inner Envelope: Ed-9 Available April 5, 2016 (21 days before PPP) http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/electionservices/electforms/electforms/aabeng.pdf

45 day Blank ballot Application: ED-3 or FPCA Eligibility: Electors living temporarily overseas and all servicemen, spouses and dependentswhether living within or outside U.S. Envelopes: Inner Envelope:ED-9 Serial #Envelope: ED-11

45 day Blank ballot Also includes: Instructions: ED-15 Complete list of Candidates Elector must write in office and Candidate's name.

eLECTRONIC bALLOTS Allowed by federal law known as the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act, Pub. L. No. 111- 84. AKA: The ‘MOVE’ Act Available to military and all overseas voters.

45 day Blank ballot (emailed or faxed) Will be returned in plain envelope Elector should write “Election Materials” on envelope Must have certification form in order to be counted Town Clerk will mark the district and street address If opened inadvertently, my be resealed and initialed, per Ted Bromley

FPCA- Federal Post Card Applications- used to apply for an absentee ballot and/or to register to vote Town Clerk verifies if applicant is a registered voter. If so, sends a full ballot no matter what they have selected on the FPCA. If not an elector, it becomes an overseas ballot. And added to the overseas count. Use the FPCA to register voter, if one of the boxes on the first three lines is checked off. http://www.fvap.gov/uploads/FVAP/Forms/fpca2013.pdf

Overseas ballots Available 45 days before primary Application: ED-71 or FPCA (blue) Inner Envelope: ED-72 (blue) Serial # envelope: ED-74 Outer Envelope: Outer envelope Votes for Federal Offices only Town Clerk gives # for Moderator’s return

Federal write-in ballot Person has applied for an absentee ballot but is concerned it won’t arrive I time to be counted Only valid if mailed from outside U.S. or from an APO/FPO address Only federal office are counted FPCA is counted as an overseas if ED-3 is on file and regular ballot is not returned in time.

provisional ballots Issued for Federal Offices only Issued if voter is not on checklist; to a voters who needs HAVA ID (* next to name on list); or challenged voter Uses same ballot as Overseas ballot (Get them form Town Clerk) ED-250 envelope is used as application Receipt (ED-513M) is given to voter (found in moderator’s handbook) Not counted Election night. Registrars research issues and decide whether it should be counted

Challenge ballots Challenges may be made on the following grounds: lack of bonafide address, disenfranchisement due to the conviction of a felony, or identity Only counted if court ordered Regular ballot is used Forms are found in Moderators Handbook pg 81 & 82 Sealed in a serial numbered envelope Returned to Town Clerk with moderator's materials Town clerk holds ballot until it may be destroyed.

emergency ballots Uses ED-3E application (yellow) Uses regular absentee ballot Can be issues on election or primary day Outer envelope : ED-8 Inner envelope: ED-9

Ballots not for ppp 90 Day Blank ballot Presidential ballot ED-9 Inner envelope ED-11 Serial # envelope Ed-81: Blank Ballot ; voter must write in office and party. Presidential ballot Town Clerk handles We only count Only former residents who have moved within 30 days prior to election to another location (state after the new location’s cut- off date. Connecticut residents must use EDR