§ 7-124. Ballots; special federal voters. 1. The ballots for special\nfederal voters shall provide for voting for presidential and\nvice-presidential electors, United States senator, representative in\ncongress, and delegates and alternate delegates to a national convention\nonly and shall be in the form prescribed by this chapter for absentee\nballots, except that on either the front or the back of the ballot shall\nbe printed or stamped the words "Official Ballot--Special Federal\nVoter", provided, however, that at any election at which special federal\nvoters may vote for all the offices and positions on the ballot, no such\nseparate ballot shall be printed and the ballot for special federal\nvoters shall be the same as the ballot provided to absentee voters in\nsuch election.\n 2. There shall be three envelopes for each special federal absentee\nballot issued by mail: the inner affirmation envelope into which a voter\nplaces his or her voted ballot, the outer envelope which shall be\naddressed to the absentee voter, and the mailing envelope which is\naddressed to the county board of elections. The board of elections shall\nfurnish an inner affirmation envelope with each special federal ballot\nupon which envelope shall be printed:\n I swear or affirm that:\n (a) I am a United States citizen residing outside the United States,\nand\n (b) I am at least eighteen years of age (or will be by the day of the\nelection), eligible to vote in the requested jurisdiction, and\n (c) I have neither been convicted of a felony or other disqualifying\noffense nor been adjudicated mentally incompetent, or if so, my voting\nrights have been reinstated, and\n (d) I am not qualified to register, request a ballot, or vote in any\nother jurisdiction in the United States, and\n (e) My signature and date below indicate when I completed this\ndocument, and\n (f) The information on this form is true and complete to the best of\nmy knowledge.\n I understand that a material misstatement of fact in the completion of\nthis document may constitute grounds for conviction of a crime.\nDate.................20..... .....................................\n Signature or mark of voter\n .....................................\n Signature of Witness (required only\n if voter does not sign his or her own\n name)\n .....................................\n Address of Witness\n 3. On the reverse side of the inner affirmation envelope shall be\nprinted:\n TO BE FILLED IN BY THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS\nFOR..........ELECTION......... 20......\nName of voter ..........................................................\nResidence from which vote is being cast:\n Street and number ....................................................\n City or town .........................................................\n County ...............................................................\n Assembly District or Ward ............................................\n Election District ....................................................\n Party Enrollment (in case of primary election) .......................\n IMPORTANT TO SPECIAL FEDERAL VOTER: YOU MUST SIGN THE AFFIRMATION ON\nTHIS ENVELOPE.\n 4. The information in subdivision three of this section shall be\nfilled in by the board of elections prior to the mailing of any special\nfederal ballot and envelopes if the special federal voter's preferred\nmethod of transmission with the board of elections is by mail, or it may\nbe filled in by the board of elections upon receipt of the returned\nspecial federal ballot and envelope when the ballot and envelope have\nbeen transmitted to the special federal voter other than by mail or in\nperson.\n 5. The inner affirmation envelope,
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