§ 168.711Filing and mailing proof copies of ballots; affidavit; certification; correction and

printing of ballots; forwarding copy to secretary of state.
 Sec. 711.
    (1) At the time of filing the proof copy of the ballot at the office of the county clerk, the
 county board of election commissioners shall direct the county clerk to send by first-class mail
 a proof copy of the official ballot to each candidate whose name appears on the ballot to the
 candidate's address listed on his or her affidavit of identity. If a candidate provides an email
 address on his or her affidavit of identity, the county clerk may also send a proof copy of the
 ballot to the candidate by email.
    (2) The county clerk shall prepare and sign an affidavit when sending proof ballots that
 attests to all of the following:
    (a) Proof ballots were mailed as required.
    (b) The names of the candidates who were mailed proof ballots.
    (c) Each address to which the proof ballots were mailed.
    (d) The date or dates proof ballots were mailed.
    (3) The county board of election commissioners shall also direct the county clerk to send
 proof ballots by email to the secretary of state who shall immediately approve and certify the
 ballot or notify the county clerk of any correction.
    (4) If a candidate desires to correct an error on the ballot, the candidate shall contact the
 county clerk by telephone or email with the corrections. All corrections must be received by
 the county clerk no later than 4 p.m. on the fifth business day after the proof copy of the ballot
 is mailed to each candidate as provided in subsection (1). After 4 p.m. on the fifth business day
 after the county clerk mails the proof copy of the ballot to each candidate as provided in
 subsection (1), the county clerk is authorized to begin printing the ballots.
    (5) The county clerk shall email a copy of the corrected ballot to the secretary of state.