; and (J) allows voters to designate a person to return a voted and sealed absentee ballot in accordance with the requirements of paragraph (3). (2) Requirements relating to signature defects The requirements of this paragraph relating to any defect described in paragraph (1)(G)(ii)(III) are the following: (A) In any case in which a ballot is returned without a signature, or it is determined that the signature provided with the ballot is not the voter’s authentic signature, the voter shall be provided an opportunity to provide confirmation or information to cure the signature discrepancy. (B) Voters shall have until the day before certification of election results to provide confirmation that the signature in question is their genuine signature. The State shall accept confirmation of a genuine signature orally, in writing, or electronically, and without a separate oath or affirmation. (C) The voter shall have the opportunity to appeal any rejection of the ballot based on the defect or the additional information provided. Such opportunity to appeal must be provided and decided before certification of election results. (D) Any final determination of the validity of the ballot with a signature mismatch shall be made by a group of 2 or more election officials. Where applicable, at least one of the election officials must be of an opposing party. The vote shall be counted unless the officials unanimously determine, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the ballot is not valid due to signature discrepancy. (3) Requirements relating to allowing designated persons to return ballots The requirements of this paragraph relating to allowing a voter to designate a person to return a voted and sealed absentee ballot are the following: (A) A voter may designate any person to return the voted and sealed absentee ballot to the post office, ballot drop-off location, tribally designated building, or election office. (B) A person designated by a voter under subparagraph (A) shall not receive any form of compensation based on the number of