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(B) A signature box on the return identification envelope; a written warning near the signature box on the return identification envelope stating: "WARNING! Signing another person's signature to this envelope is class C felony", and an affirmation declaration: "I hereby affirm that I am the registered voter whose name is on the envelope. I am a resident of the precinct and representative district as indicated on the envelope. I am entitled to vote. I understand that signing another person's signature is a class C felony." (3) A secrecy envelope; (4) An instruction sheet on how to complete Vote By Mail that includes the instruction that the ballot must be returned to a designated dropsite or a county office of elections by 6:00 p.m. on election day or the ballot will not be counted; and (5) A voters' pamphlet that is a printed insert provided by the county clerk that contains a summary of each ballot question or measure, a concise, impartial explanation of each question or ballot measure and its major effects and a single, concise -pro and con statement of less than 250 words each ballot question or measure to be voted on. (b) If the county clerk determines that a voter does not receive daily mail service from the United States Postal Service, the county clerk shall mail by another non-forwardable mail service the same ballot package described in section _-3 above to each registered voter between thirty- five and twenty-one days before the date of the election. (c) If the voter requests a ballot be mailed outside of the State, the county clerk shall mail by non-forwardable mail the same ballot package described in section — -3 above to each registered voter between thirty-five and twenty-one days before the election. (d) Upon receipt of a ballot by mail, the voter may: (1) Mark the ballot; (2) Sign the return identification envelope supplied with the ballot; and (3) Comply with the instructions provided with the ballot. (e) The voter may return the marked ballot to the county office of elections by United States Postal Service or by depositing the ballot at any dropsite designated by the county clerk. All postage for ballots returned by the United States Postal Service shall be provided by the voter. § -4 Voters' Pamphlet. (a) A voters' pamphlet is a printed insert provided by the county clerk that contains a summary or each ballot question or measure, a concise, impartial explanation each question or ballot measure and its major effects. A single, concise pro and con statement of 250 or fewer words each on the ballot question or measure to be voted on. 4