This article shall provide that those qualified voters of a
proposed sanitary sewer and/or water district established, or being
established, pursuant to Chapter 65, Title 9, of the Delaware Code,
who shall be unable to appear to cast their ballots at the polling
place at any such election may be able to cast such a ballot to be
counted in the district, if such a privilege has been granted to them
herein.
Any qualified voter of the sanitary sewer and/or water district
may cast his vote by absentee ballot if he or she is unable to appear
at the designated polling place or places due to the reasons stated
in Delaware Code, Title 15 § 5502.
Each absentee ballot shall be in substantially the following
form:
For sanitary sewer/water district
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Against sanitary sewer/water district
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Upon receipt of the official envelope from the absentee voter,
the Engineer shall forthwith enclose the sealed ballot as received
and unopened in a secure location and shall place his or her written
signature on the official envelope, together with the date and time
of receipt. The Engineer, or his designee, on the day of the election
after closing of the polls, shall open the sealed ballots and shall
record the vote of the absentee voter.
The Engineer shall cause to be provided a register of absentee
voters. From the register, a list of names and addresses of all applicants
for absentee ballots shall be compiled and shall be made available.
Whoever willfully files a false affidavit under the provisions
of this article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon
conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than
$200 or imprisoned for a period of not more than 30 days, or both,
and shall pay the costs of prosecution.