A. Early voting shall be made available in the borough building and it shall not begin prior to 15 days before a regular or special election. The period for early voting may be extended to up to 21 days before the date of the election by borough assembly resolution.

B. The clerk shall determine the hours designated for early voting and the process for early voting to ensure the integrity of the election.

C. The early voter shall appear before an election official and provide their name, residence address, and voter identifier such as a voter number, social security number, or date of birth.

D. The election official shall verify the voter’s proof of identification as required in KIBC 7.30.060(C). The election official shall verify that the voter’s residence address appears on the official registration list and is qualified to vote per this title and shall require the voter to sign the precinct register. The signing of the register shall constitute a declaration that the voter is qualified to vote.

E. When the voter has qualified to vote, the election official shall give the voter an official ballot. The voter shall proceed to mark the ballot in secret, place the voted ballot in the secrecy sleeve, and deposit the ballot in the ballot box in the presence of the clerk or election official.

F. The tabulation of early voting ballots shall not begin before 8 p.m. on election day. The ballots and voting machine shall be delivered to the receiving team who will tabulate the results, sign the tapes, and return the tapes and memory card to the clerk. The results tapes shall serve as the early voting precinct certificate of election.

G. Prior to the election, the clerk shall mark the precinct registers of those voters who voted early or give to the election board in each precinct a list of voters from the precinct who have voted early. [Ord. FY2023-05 §2, 2022; Ord. FY2021-11 §7, 2020].