§ 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. For the
purposes of this section, an early mail ballot shall be deemed to be
received by the board of elections before the close of the polls on
election day if it is deposited in a ballot drop box before the close of
polls on election day. Ballots received in accordance with this section
shall be deemed timely and the failure of a board of elections to time
stamp such ballots received in this manner on or before election day
shall not prohibit the canvassing of such ballots. At the close of the
polls on election day, the board of elections shall close every ballot
drop box and collect ballots deposited in such ballot drop box.

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.