Section 1-7.5-205 - Counting mail ballots(1) Mail ballots and any ballots cast at a voter service and polling center in lieu of a mail ballot must be counted after delivery of the ballots as provided in section 1-7.5-203 and after preparation of the ballots as provided in section 1-7.5-204.(2) Mail ballots must be counted in one of the following ways:(a) In counties that use paper ballots, the mail ballots may be counted in the same manner as paper ballots.(b) Any county may use electronic vote-tabulating equipment for the counting of mail ballots in the same manner provided for the counting of ballots in part 6 of article 5 and parts 4 and 5 of article 7 of this title.Amended by 2024 Ch. 468,§ 40, eff. 6/6/2024.Added by 2013 Ch. 185, § 92, eff. 5/10/2013.L. 2013: Entire part added, (HB 13-1303), ch. 185, p. 740, § 92, effective May 10.