(1) (a) Except as provided by Section 20A-1-308, to vote a mail-in absentee ballot, the absentee voter shall: (i) complete and sign the affidavit on the envelope; (ii) mark the votes on the absentee ballot; (iii) place the voted absentee ballot in the envelope; (iv) securely seal the envelope; and (v) attach postage, unless voting in accordance with Section 20A-3-302, and deposit the envelope in the mail or deliver it in person to the election officer from whom the ballot was obtained. (b) Except as provided by Section 20A-1-308, to vote an absentee ballot in person at the office of the election officer, the absent voter shall: (i) complete and sign the affidavit on the envelope; (ii) mark the votes on the absent-voter ballot; (iii) place the voted absent-voter ballot in the envelope; (iv) securely seal the envelope; and (v) give the ballot and envelope to the election officer.

(a) Except as provided by Section 20A-1-308, to vote a mail-in absentee ballot, the absentee voter shall: (i) complete and sign the affidavit on the envelope; (ii) mark the votes on the absentee ballot; (iii) place the voted absentee ballot in the envelope; (iv) securely seal the envelope; and (v) attach postage, unless voting in accordance with Section 20A-3-302, and deposit the envelope in the mail or deliver it in person to the election officer from whom the ballot was obtained.

(i) complete and sign the affidavit on the envelope;

(ii) mark the votes on the absentee ballot;

(iii) place the voted absentee ballot in the envelope;

(iv) securely seal the envelope; and

(v) attach postage, unless voting in accordance with Section 20A-3-302, and deposit the envelope in the mail or deliver it in person to the election officer from whom the ballot was obtained.

(b) Except as provided by Section 20A-1-308, to vote an absentee ballot in person at the office of the election officer, the absent voter shall: (i) complete and sign the affidavit on the envelope; (ii) mark the votes on the absent-voter ballot; (iii) place the voted absent-voter ballot in the envelope; (iv) securely seal the envelope; and (v) give the ballot and envelope to the election officer.

(i) complete and sign the affidavit on the envelope;

(ii) mark the votes on the absent-voter ballot;

(iii) place the voted absent-voter ballot in the envelope;

(iv) securely seal the envelope; and

(v) give the ballot and envelope to the election officer.

(2) Except as provided by Section 20A-1-308, an absentee ballot is not valid unless: (a) in the case of an absentee ballot that is voted in person, the ballot is: (i) applied for and cast in person at the office of the appropriate election officer before 5 p.m. no later than the Tuesday before election day; or (ii) submitted on election day at a polling location in the political subdivision where the absentee voter resides; (b) in the case of an absentee ballot that is submitted by mail, the ballot is: (i) clearly postmarked before election day, or otherwise clearly marked by the post office as received by the post office before election day; and (ii) received in the office of the election officer before noon on the day of the official canvass following the election; or (c) in the case of a military-overseas ballot, the ballot is submitted in accordance with Section 20A-16-404.

(a) in the case of an absentee ballot that is voted in person, the ballot is: (i) applied for and cast in person at the office of the appropriate election officer before 5 p.m. no later than the Tuesday before election day; or (ii) submitted on election day at a polling location in the political subdivision where the absentee voter resides;

(i) applied for and cast in person at the office of the appropriate election officer before 5 p.m. no later than the Tuesday before election day; or

(ii) submitted on election day at a polling location in the political subdivision where the absentee voter resides;

(b) in the case of an absentee ballot that is submitted by mail, the ballot is: (i) clearly postmarked before election day, or otherwise clearly marked by the post office as received by the post office before election day; and (ii) received in the office of the election officer before noon on the day of the official canvass following the election; or

(i) clearly postmarked before election day, or otherwise clearly marked by the post office as received by the post office before election day; and

(ii) received in the office of the election officer before noon on the day of the official canvass following the election; or

(c) in the case of a military-overseas ballot, the ballot is submitted in accordance with Section 20A-16-404.

(3) An absentee voter may submit a completed absentee ballot at a polling location in a political subdivision holding the election, if the absentee voter resides in the political subdivision.

(4) An absentee voter may submit an incomplete absentee ballot at a polling location for the voting precinct where the voter resides, request that the ballot be declared spoiled, and vote in person.