Sec. 204. Permitting individuals residing in new seat of government to vote in Federal elections in State of most recent domicile
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Each State shall— permit absent District of Columbia voters to use absentee registration procedures and to vote by absentee ballot in general, special, primary, and runoff elections for Federal office; and accept and process, with respect to any general, special, primary, or runoff election for Federal office, any otherwise valid voter registration application from an absent District of Columbia voter, if the application is received by the appropriate State election official not less than 30 days before the election.
In this section, the term absent District of Columbia voter means, with respect to a State, a person who resides in the District of Columbia after the admission of the State of Washington, D.C. into the Union and is qualified to vote in the State (or who would be qualified to vote in the State but for residing in the District of Columbia), but only if the State is the last place in which the person was domiciled before residing in the District of Columbia. In this section, the term State means each of the several States, including the State of Washington, D.C.
To afford maximum access to the polls by absent District of Columbia voters, it is the sense of Congress that the States should— waive registration requirements for absent District of Columbia voters who, by reason of residence in the District of Columbia, do not have an opportunity to register; expedite processing of balloting materials with respect to such individuals; and assure that absentee ballots are mailed to such individuals at the earliest opportunity. The Attorney General may bring a civil action in appropriate district court of the United States for such declaratory or injunctive relief as may be necessary to carry out this section.
The exercise of any right under this section shall not affect, for purposes of any Federal, State, or local tax, the residence or domicile of a person exercising such right. This section shall take effect upon the date of the admission of the State of Washington, D.C. into the Union, and shall apply with respect to elections for Federal office taking place on or after such date.