Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a local board shall mail by nonforwardable mail a vote–by–mail ballot to each registered voter who is eligible to vote in a special election. A local board is not required to mail a vote–by–mail ballot to a voter if the voter has requested that the ballot be sent by other means. A local board is not required to mail specimen ballots to the registered voters of the county under § 8–102 of this article. A voter is not required to submit an application to receive a vote–by–mail ballot. In Montgomery County: each vote–by–mail ballot shall be accompanied by a postage–paid envelope in which a voter may return the voted ballot to the local board; and the local board shall pay the cost of postage–paid envelopes provided under this subsection. A local board shall send a vote–by–mail ballot to each eligible voter at least 30 days before the day of a special election. Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a vote–by–mail ballot shall be mailed to the address that is on file in the statewide voter registration list for each eligible voter. A registered voter may request to receive a vote–by–mail ballot at an address other than the address that is on file in the statewide voter registration list by: submitting an absentee ballot application in accordance with § 9–305(a) of this title not later than the Tuesday preceding the day of a special election, if the voter is temporarily absent from the address that is on file in the statewide voter registration list; or notifying a local board of a change of address not later than the Tuesday preceding the day of a special election, if the voter’s residence has changed from the address that is on file in the statewide voter registration list to another location within the State. A local board shall issue a replacement vote–by–mail ballot to a voter if the election director of the local board has reasonable grounds to believe that the vote–by–mail ballot previously issued to the voter has been lost, destroyed, spoiled, or not received.