§ 8-710. Early mail ballots; deadline for receipt, and delivery to
polling place. 1. The board of elections shall cause all early mail
ballots received by it before the close of the polls on election day and
all ballots contained in envelopes showing a cancellation mark of the
United States postal service or a foreign country's postal service, or
showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United
States government, with a date which is ascertained to be not later than
the day of the election and received by such board of elections not
later than seven days following the day of election to be cast and
counted. For purposes of this section, any early mail ballot received by
the board of elections by mail that does not bear or display a dated
postmark shall be presumed to have been timely mailed or delivered if
such ballot bears a time stamp of the receiving board of elections
indicating receipt by such board on the day after the election.

2. Early mail ballots received by the board of elections shall be
retained at the board of elections and cast and canvassed pursuant to
the provisions of section 9-209 of this chapter.