a. Any challenged early ballot shall be set aside and secured until an Early Ballot Board meets to resolve the challenge.

b. Within twenty-four hours after receiving an early ballot challenge, the City Clerk shall deliver to the challenged voter and to the challenger a notice of the challenge, which shall include a copy of the written challenge and the time and place of the meeting to resolve the challenge. The City Clerk shall mail or deliver the notice to the return address shown on the challenged voter’s affidavit envelope, or if the voter did not provide a return address, to the address on the voter’s registration record. The City Clerk shall not deliver notice of the challenge if the written challenge does not contain at least one of the grounds listed in Section 12-912 for challenging an early ballot.

c. An Early Ballot Board shall meet no later than 5:00 p.m. on the Monday following the date of the election to resolve any challenge. If notice of the meeting will be mailed to the challenged voter, the meeting may not be held until at least ninety-six hours after the notice is mailed. If notice of the meeting will be sent to the challenged voter by overnight or hand delivery, the meeting may not be held until forty-eight hours after the notice is sent. (Ord. No. G-5390, § 1, 2009)