City of Annapolis - File #: O-24-20

• File #: O-24-20
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 6/10/2020
• In control: Rules & City Government Committee
• On agenda: 7/13/2020
• Final action: 7/27/2020
• Title: Deadline for Absentee Ballots - For the purpose of changing the deadline for the timeliness of absentee ballots for City of Annapolis elections.
• Sponsors: Gavin Buckley
• Indexes: Rules and City Government Committee

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/27/2020	1	City Council	declare the public hearing closed
7/27/2020	1	City Council	adopt on second reader	Pass
7/14/2020	1	Rules & City Government Committee	recommend favorably	Pass
6/22/2020	1	City Council	adopt on first reader	Pass
6/22/2020	1	City Council	refer

Title
Deadline for Absentee Ballots - For the purpose of changing the deadline for the timeliness of absentee ballots for City of Annapolis elections.
Body

CITY COUNCIL OF THE
City of Annapolis

Ordinance 24-20

Introduced by: Mayor Buckley

Referred to
Rules and City Government Committee

AN ORDINANCE concerning

Deadline for Absentee Ballots

FOR the purpose of changing the deadline for the timeliness of absentee ballots for City of Annapolis elections.

BY repealing and re-enacting with amendments the following portions of the Code of the City of Annapolis, 2018 Edition
4.28.100

SECTION I: BE IT ESTABLISHED AND ORDAINED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL that the Code of the City of Annapolis shall be amended to read as follows:

TITLE 4 - ELECTIONS
Chapter 4.28- ABSENTEE VOTING

Section 4.28.100 - Canvassing of ballots.

A. The board shall not open or unfold any provisional or absentee ballot at any time prior to the closing of the polls.

B. At any time after the closing of the polls on election day and not later than the canvass of the votes cast at the regular voting places in the City, the board shall meet at the office of the board and shall proceed to count, certify and canvass the absentee ballots contained in the ballot envelopes.

C. Timeliness of absentee ballots:

1. A ballot shall be considered as received timely, provided:

a. It has been received by the board prior to the closing of the polls on election day; or

b. It was mailed ON OR before election day, the United States Postal Service, or postal service of any other country, has provided verification of that fact by affixing a mark so indicating on the covering envelope, and the board receives the ballot from the United States Postal Service not later than 10:00 A.M. ON THE DATE OF THE CANVASSclose of business on the Wednesday following election day.

2. Any ballot NOT received IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBPARAGRAPH 1 ABOVE after the of business on the first Wednesday following election day may S...