(a) “Designated ballot retrievers” shall mean authorized county representatives, poll workers, or vote center workers, assigned to retrieve voted ballots together from polling places prior to the closing of the polls, or temporary workers or volunteers retained for the purpose of retrieving voted ballots from polling places prior to the closing of the polls.

(b) “Early ballot retrieval” shall mean the collection and removal of voted ballots at any polling place prior to the closing of the polls for delivery to the office of the county elections official, a ballot receiving center, a central counting place, or a ballot processing location.