Absentee Ballots

1. Any member of the Association eligible to vote in an Association election but unable to vote due to illness, absence from a University campus containing a polling site, physical handicap, or religion, may request an absentee ballot.

2. Such requests, including the member's full name and student identification number, must be received in writing by the Commission at least two working days before the opening of the polls.

3. Upon verification of the member's full name and student identification number and the approval of the request by the Commission, the voter shall be sent an unmarked ballot and a copy of the Elections Handbook, and, for the Spring quarter general election, the original copy of the election receipt marked with the voter's name and student identification number. For all other elections, the Commission shall record the voter's name and student identification number on a signature sheet used only for absentee ballots and so marked.