(A) The oath, a copy of which is required by § 7-15-200(2) to be sent each absentee ballot applicant and which is required by § 7-15-230 to be returned with the absentee ballot applicant’s ballot, shall be signed by the absentee ballot applicant and witnessed by a person who is at least eighteen years of age. The oath shall be in the following form:

"I hereby swear (or affirm) that I am duly qualified to vote at this election according to the Constitution of the State of South Carolina, that I have not voted during this election, that the ballot or ballots with which this oath is enclosed is my ballot and that I have received no assistance in voting my ballot that I would not have been entitled to receive had I voted in person at my voting precinct."

________________________________________ Signature of Voter Dated on this __________________ day of _________________________ 20 ______ Signature of WitnessPrinted Name of Witness ________________________________________ Address of Witness

(B) Qualified voters under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voters Act are exempt from witness requirements in subsection (A).