R 168.105 Participation in electronic return.

Rule 5. (1) To participate in the electronic return program, an eligible voter shall elect to electronically receive their ballot and sign the voter application so the eligible voter’s identity can be verified, as provided below: (a) If the eligible voter is using the federal post card application, include the electronic return identity verification as indicated in the state-specific instructions. (b) If the eligible voter is using the Michigan absent voter ballot application, include the electronic return identity verification as indicated on the application. (c) If the eligible voter does not sign their absentee voter ballot application with their electronic return identity verification, they may still participate in the electronic return program if the electronic return identity verification is provided to the clerk not later than 2 p.m. on the Saturday before the election, as specified in section 759a(10) of the act, MCL 168.759a. (d) As authorized under a future statutory change or court order. (2) An eligible voter shall make this request annually. (3) The waiver of the constitutional right to a secret ballot contemplated by section 759a(8) of the act, MCL 168.759a, applies to voters who participate in the electronic return program to the extent that the secrecy of the absent voter ballot may be compromised during the duplication process.