A. No application need be made by any voter for an absentee ballot for this special election conducted entirely by mail and, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the provisions of Chapter 1 (except Sections 3011, 3014, 3017, and 3021 to the extent not inconsistent with this chapter) and Chapter 3 of Division 3 (Section 3000 et seq.) of the Elections Code of the State of California shall not apply to special elections hereunder; provided, however, that any voter who has qualified as a permanent absentee voter under the Elections Code shall receive and return a ballot in the manner provided herein for all other voters. The return of the mailed ballot in the manner authorized and conforming in all particulars to the requirements of this chapter shall be accepted as an absentee ballot on behalf of any voter who is absent from the city on the date of the election.

B. Any registered voter who will be absent from the city prior to the mail-ballot election to and including the date of the election may file a written application with the elections official to receive an absentee mailed ballot at an address other than the voter’s residence. The application shall be filed following the adoption of the resolution calling the mailed ballot election and on or before the seventh day prior to the election. The application shall show the voter’s place of residence and the address to which the ballot should be mailed, and state that the voter will be unable to receive and return the mailed ballot by the election date, and shall be signed by the applicant under penalty of perjury. No voter who requests an absentee mail ballot shall be required to return or surrender a duplicate mailed ballot sent to the voter’s residence. (Ord. 1563 § 4, 2011: Ord. 1559 § 8, 2011)