(a) The Department shall create an application which may be completed by any elector wishing to vote by mail under this chapter. The application must require the elector to provide 1 of the following:
(1) The last 4 digits of the elector’s Social Security number.
(2) The elector’s state-issued driver’s license number.
(3) The elector’s state-issued nondriver identification card number.
(b) A qualified, duly registered elector wishing to vote by mail must do all of the following:
(1) Complete a handwritten or electronic application to vote by mail.
(2) Sign and date the application.
(3) Mail, deliver, or cause to be mailed or delivered, the completed application to the Department by the deadline provided by the Department.