(1) (a) A citizen who will be qualified to vote at the next election may register by mail. (b) To register by mail, a citizen shall complete and sign the by-mail registration form and mail or deliver it to the county clerk of the county in which the citizen resides. (c) In order to register to vote in a particular election, the citizen shall: (i) address the by-mail voter registration form to the county clerk; and (ii) ensure that the by-mail voter registration form is postmarked on or before the voter registration deadline or is otherwise marked by the post office as received by the post office on or before the voter registration deadline. (d) The citizen has effectively registered to vote under this section only when the county clerk's office has received a correctly completed by-mail voter registration form.

(a) A citizen who will be qualified to vote at the next election may register by mail.

(b) To register by mail, a citizen shall complete and sign the by-mail registration form and mail or deliver it to the county clerk of the county in which the citizen resides.

(c) In order to register to vote in a particular election, the citizen shall: (i) address the by-mail voter registration form to the county clerk; and (ii) ensure that the by-mail voter registration form is postmarked on or before the voter registration deadline or is otherwise marked by the post office as received by the post office on or before the voter registration deadline.

(i) address the by-mail voter registration form to the county clerk; and

(ii) ensure that the by-mail voter registration form is postmarked on or before the voter registration deadline or is otherwise marked by the post office as received by the post office on or before the voter registration deadline.

(d) The citizen has effectively registered to vote under this section only when the county clerk's office has received a correctly completed by-mail voter registration form.

(2) Upon receipt of a correctly completed by-mail voter registration form, the county clerk shall, unless the individual named in the form is preregistering to vote: (a) enter the applicant's name on the list of registered voters for the voting precinct in which the applicant resides; and (b) mail confirmation of registration to the newly registered voter after entering the applicant's voting precinct number on that copy.

(a) enter the applicant's name on the list of registered voters for the voting precinct in which the applicant resides; and

(b) mail confirmation of registration to the newly registered voter after entering the applicant's voting precinct number on that copy.

(3) If the county clerk receives a correctly completed by-mail voter registration form that is postmarked after the voter registration deadline, and is not otherwise marked by the post office as received by the post office before the voter registration deadline, the county clerk shall: (a) if the individual named in the form is preregistering to vote, comply with Section 20A-2-101.1; or (b) (i) unless the individual timely registers to vote in the current election in a manner that permits registration after the voter registration deadline, register the individual after the next election; and (ii) if possible, promptly mail a notice to, or otherwise notify, the individual before the election, informing the individual: (A) of each manner still available to the individual to timely register to vote in the current election; and (B) that, if the individual does not timely register in a manner described in Subsection (3)(b)(ii)(A), the individual's registration will not be effective until after the election.

(a) if the individual named in the form is preregistering to vote, comply with Section 20A-2-101.1; or

(b) (i) unless the individual timely registers to vote in the current election in a manner that permits registration after the voter registration deadline, register the individual after the next election; and (ii) if possible, promptly mail a notice to, or otherwise notify, the individual before the election, informing the individual: (A) of each manner still available to the individual to timely register to vote in the current election; and (B) that, if the individual does not timely register in a manner described in Subsection (3)(b)(ii)(A), the individual's registration will not be effective until after the election.

(i) unless the individual timely registers to vote in the current election in a manner that permits registration after the voter registration deadline, register the individual after the next election; and

(ii) if possible, promptly mail a notice to, or otherwise notify, the individual before the election, informing the individual: (A) of each manner still available to the individual to timely register to vote in the current election; and (B) that, if the individual does not timely register in a manner described in Subsection (3)(b)(ii)(A), the individual's registration will not be effective until after the election.

(A) of each manner still available to the individual to timely register to vote in the current election; and

(B) that, if the individual does not timely register in a manner described in Subsection (3)(b)(ii)(A), the individual's registration will not be effective until after the election.

(4) When the county clerk receives a correctly completed by-mail voter registration form before 5 p.m. no later than seven days before an election that is postmarked on or before the date of the voter registration deadline, or is otherwise marked by the post office as received by the post office on or before the voter registration deadline, the county clerk shall: (a) process the by-mail voter registration form; and (b) record the new voter in the official register.

(a) process the by-mail voter registration form; and

(b) record the new voter in the official register.

(5) If the county clerk determines that a registration form received by mail or otherwise is incorrect because of an error or because it is incomplete, the county clerk shall mail notice to the person attempting to register or preregister, stating that the person has not been registered or preregistered because of an error or because the form is incomplete.