A. 
The borough clerk shall cause an official ballot to be mailed to all registered voters no sooner than 30 days and at least 15 days prior to the regular or special election.
B. 
The borough clerk or election judge may deliver a ballot to a disabled person living within the borough at any time until the polls close on election day.
(Code 1989 § 69-2; Ord. 91-11 § 10; Ord. 07-13 § 2; Ord. 18-17 § 2)
The ballot provided by mail shall be identical to the ballots to be used on election day. The ballot envelope, affidavit envelope and the return envelope shall be of heavy, opaque paper. The ballot envelope shall be marked "Ballot envelope." The affidavit envelope shall have printed upon its back the affidavit and certification. The return envelope shall be self-addressed but will not include return postage.
(Code 1989 § 69-3; Ord. 07-13 § 2; Ord. 18-17 § 2)
A. 
The borough clerk shall cause an official ballot to be mailed to all registered voters no sooner than 30 days prior to the election and no later than 15 days prior to the regular or special election. The mailing shall include:
1. 
The official ballot;
2. 
Instructions for voting and returning the ballot;
3. 
A ballot envelope;
4. 
An affidavit envelope;
5. 
A return envelope; and
6. 
Voter education information, if required.
B. 
Upon issuing a ballot to a voter, either by mail or by personal delivery, the clerk shall enter in the blank register the following information: the name of the voter to whom it was issued and the date on which the ballot was issued.
C. 
Voters should cast their ballot according to the instructions included with the ballot and return it to the borough clerk by mail or in person.
D. 
If the voter returns the ballot by mail, it must be postmarked by 8:00 p.m. election day and be received by the clerk prior to 5:00 p.m. on the day the ballots are canvassed by the election review committee. Ballot envelopes received after that time shall not be opened but shall be marked "invalid" with the date of receipt noted. If the voter returns the ballot in person, it must be received in the borough office no later than 8:00 p.m. election day.
(Code 1989 § 69-4; Ord. 07-13 § 2; Ord. 18-17 § 2)
A. 
A qualified voter may, at any time prior to 4:00 p.m. the day before election day, appear at the office of the borough clerk and there cast their ballot in the following manner:
The early voter shall:
1. 
Give the election official his/her name and complete the early voter register. The signing of the register is a declaration by the voter that he/she is qualified to vote. If the voter is not known to the election official, the election official may require the voter to produce a state voter registration card or other identification.
2. 
Complete the affidavit envelope.
3. 
Receive a ballot and ballot envelope from the election official.
4. 
Retire alone to a voting booth and cast his/her ballot according to the instructions provided with the ballot.
5. 
Place his/her ballot in the ballot envelope.
6. 
The voter will then return to the election official and place the ballot envelope inside the affidavit envelope and seal the affidavit envelope himself/herself.
7. 
The election official will witness the affidavit envelope by signing on the line provided and shall retain the affidavit envelope in a secure location to be delivered to the canvass committee.
B. 
If a voter issued a ballot by mail returns to the clerk's office in person, the voter first shall show the borough clerk that their ballot has not been marked and then proceed with voting as designated in this section.
(Formerly 8.20.060; Code 1989 § 69-6; Ord. 07-13 § 2; Ord. 18-17 § 2)
The election officials shall review all affidavit envelopes received. The review of envelopes may commence upon receipt and shall commence no later than the day after election day; provided, that no ballot shall be counted before 8:00 p.m. on election day or the closing of the polls.
The election officials shall examine each affidavit envelope and shall determine whether:
A.
The voter certificate is signed with a valid signature;
B.
The voter identification is verified;
C.
The witness information is complete and legible;
D.
The ballot is postmarked no later than the day of the election or the USPS can verify receipt of the envelope on or before election day and received not later than the opening of the public canvass.
If a signature is missing or determined to be in question, the borough clerk shall, within three days of initial review of the envelope, send a letter to the voter explaining the lack of a valid signature. The letter shall be sent to the address to which the ballot was mailed. The voter may:
A. 
Complete the form included with the letter and return the form to the municipality at the address specified on the form; or
B. 
Come to the location identified in the letter and provide the necessary signature or validate the signature. Upon arrival, the voter shall present valid identification to an election official and be allowed to either:
1. 
In the case of a missing signature, sign the envelope; or
2. 
In the case of an alleged invalid signature, sign a form provided by the municipality authenticating the signature on the envelope.
If a missing or invalid signature is not corrected by the voter prior to the canvass meeting, the ballot will not be counted.
(Ord. 18-17 § 2)
No sooner than the closing of the polls and no later than the start of the canvass meeting, the borough clerk and/or designee shall compare the precinct registers with the mail and early ballot envelopes to ensure that only one ballot was cast per registered voter. In the event that a voter returns a ballot by mail or casts an early vote in person at the borough office, and also votes in person at the polls, the ballot cast at the polls will be the only ballot counted. The ballot returned by mail or early vote will be marked "invalid" and not counted.
(Formerly 8.20.080; Code 1989 § 69-8; Ord. 07-13 § 2; Ord. 18-17 § 2)
The borough clerk shall retain all ballots received by mail or in the office until the time the canvass committee meets to canvass the election. At this time, the clerk shall deliver all ballots received by mail or in the office to the canvass committee to be counted and included in the final vote tally of the election except as described in DBC § 8.20.060. Ballots must be received by the time of the meeting to be counted.
(Formerly 8.20.090; Code 1989 § 69-9; Ord. 07-13 § 2; Ord. 18-17 § 2)
This chapter shall be liberally interpreted, so as to accomplish the purposes set forth.
(Formerly 8.20.100; Code 1989 § 69-10; Ord. 07-13 § 2; Ord. 18-17 § 2)