2. Accepted if correct. If the warden finds that the affidavit is properly completed, that the clerk has verified that the signature on the envelope matches the signature on the application where applicable, and that the person is registered and enrolled where necessary, the warden shall then examine the incoming voting list to determine whether the voter voted in person at the election. The warden shall then announce the name of each absentee voter who has not voted at the election and remove each ballot from its envelope without destroying the envelope or unfolding the ballot. After having an election clerk from a political party different from that of the warden mark the letters "AV" beside the name of each absentee voter on the incoming voting lists, the warden shall accept the ballot.

Sec. 9. 21-A MRSA §759, sub-§3, ķA, as amended by PL 1999, c. 645, §9, is repealed.

Sec. 10. 21-A MRSA §759, sub-§8, as repealed and replaced by PL 1999, c. 645, §10, is amended to read:

8. Inspection of absentee envelopes before processing. If a candidate or the candidate's representative notifies the clerk before 5 p.m. on the day before election day that the candidate or the candidate's representative wishes to inspect absentee ballot applications and envelopes before they are processed, the warden or clerk shall allow the candidate or representative to inspect the applications and envelopes of ballots before they are processed or for 30 minutes after the time specified in the notice for processing on election day. The warden may immediately proceed to process the ballots after the candidate or representative has completed the review.

If the municipality processes absentee ballots only after the polls close on election day, then the candidate or the candidate's representative must notify the warden by 5 p.m. on election day that the candidate or the candidate's representative wishes to inspect absentee ballot applications and envelopes after the polls close. The warden shall allow the candidate or representative to inspect the applications and envelopes for 30 minutes after the polls close. The warden may immediately proceed to process the ballots after the candidate or representative has completed the review.

Sec. 11. 21-A MRSA §760-A, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2001, c. 310, §57, is further amended to read: