Ballot of Deceased Voter

When it shall be made to appear by due proof to the precinct board that any absent voter who has submitted his or her ballot in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter has died before the ballot is deposited in the ballot box, the ballot envelope of such deceased voter shall be endorsed, “Rejected: Voter Deceased” and shall be returned unopened with the ballot enclosed by the precinct board to the Commission. The casting of a ballot of a deceased voter shall not invalidate the election.