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SECTION 11-110
Special presidential ballots; deadline for receipt
Election (ELN) CHAPTER 17, ARTICLE 11, TITLE 1
§ 11-110. Special presidential ballots; deadline for receipt. 1. To be
counted, any ballot cast under the provisions of this article must be
received by the appropriate board of elections not later than the close
of the polls on election day except that all ballots contained in
envelopes showing a cancellation mark of the United States postal
service, or a foreign country's postal service with a date which is
ascertained to be not later than the day of the election, shall be cast
and counted if received by the board of elections not later than seven
days following the day of election.

2. Special presidential ballots received by the board of elections
before the close of the polls on election day may be delivered to the
inspectors of election in the manner prescribed by this chapter for
absentee ballots or retained by the board of elections and cast and
canvassed pursuant to the provisions of section 9-209 of this chapter as
such board shall, in its discretion, determine by resolution adopted at
least thirty days before election day. All ballots received by the board
of elections between election day and the seventh day after election day
shall be retained at the board and shall be cast and canvassed in the
same manner as other ballots retained by such board.