§ 163-250. Voting absentee ballots and transmitting them to chairman of county board of elections. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 163‑250.  Votingabsentee ballots and transmitting them to chairman of county board ofelections.

(a)        Procedure forVoting Absentee Ballots. – In the presence of a person who is at least 18 yearsof age, the voter shall:

(1)        Mark the voter'sballots, or cause them to be marked by that person in the voter's presenceaccording to the voter's instructions.

(2)        Fold each ballotseparately, or cause each of them to be folded in the voter's presence.

(3)        Place the foldedballots in the container‑return envelope and securely seal it, or havethis done in the voter's presence.

(4)        Make and subscribethe certificate printed on the container‑return envelope according to theprovisions of G.S. 163‑248(c).

The person in whose presencethe ballots were marked shall sign the certificate as a witness and shall givethat person's address.

(b)        TransmittingExecuted Absentee Ballots to Chairman of County Board of Elections. – Whenexecuted and witnessed in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) ofthis section, the sealed container‑return envelope in which executedabsentee ballots have been placed shall be mailed by the voter to the chairmanof the county board of elections who issued them.  (1941, c. 346, ss. 7‑10;1963, c. 457, s. 15; 1967, c. 775, s. 1; 1987, c. 583, s. 6; 2009‑537, s.7.)