Sec. 4. Use of downloadable and printable absentee ballots provided by States under UOCAVA for voters with disabilities and those who have not received a ballot to vote in 2020 general election and subsequent Federal elections until domestic downloadable and printable ballot prescribed by EAC is available
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The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act ( 52 U.S.C. 20301 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 103B the following new section: Each State shall, with respect to the 2020 general election occurring on November 3, 2020, and subsequent elections for Federal office (until such time as the Election Assistance Commission prescribes a domestic downloadable and printable ballot for use in elections for Federal office pursuant to section 297 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002), permit qualified individuals to use the downloadable and printable absentee ballots the State provides to overseas and military voters as prescribed under section 103 to vote in such election.
Such downloadable and printable absentee ballots— must comply with the language requirements under section 203 of the National Voter Registration Act; and must comply with the disability requirements under section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ( 29 U.S.C. 794d ). The provisions of section 103 shall apply with respect to the use of Federal write-in absentee ballots by qualified individuals pursuant to this section in the same manner as such provisions apply with respect to the use of such ballots by absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters pursuant to section 103.
Federal write-in absentee ballots of qualified individuals pursuant to this section shall be considered balloting materials as defined in section 107 for purposes of section 3406 of title 39, United States Code. A State shall not refuse to accept and process any otherwise valid Federal write-in absentee ballot submitted in any manner by a qualified individual solely on the basis of the following: Notarization or witness signature requirements. Restrictions on paper type, including weight and size.
Restrictions on envelope type, including weight and size. For purposes of this section: Except as provided in paragraph (2), the term qualified individual means any individual who is otherwise qualified to vote in an election for Federal office and who— has requested an absentee ballot from the State or jurisdiction where such individual is registered to vote; and has not received such absentee ballot at least 2 days before the date of the election; expects to be absent from such individual’s jurisdiction on the day of the election for Federal office due to professional or volunteer service in response to a natural disaster or emergency as so declared; is hospitalized or expects to be hospitalized on the day of the election for Federal office; or is an individual with a disability (as defined in section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12102 )) and resides in a State which does not offer voters the ability to use secure and accessible remote ballot marking.
For purposes of subparagraph (D), a State shall permit an individual to self-certify that the individual is an individual with a disability. The term qualified individual shall not include an individual who— is an absent uniformed services voter or an overseas voter; and is entitled to vote using the Federal write-in absentee ballot prescribed under section 103. For purposes of this section, the term State includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. .
Section 102(a) of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act ( 52 U.S.C. 20302(a) ) is amended by striking and at the end of paragraph (10), by striking the period at the end of paragraph
(11)and inserting ; and , and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: meet the requirements of section 103C with respect to use of downloadable and printable absentee ballots for qualified individuals to vote in the 2020 general election. . The table of contents of such Act is amended by inserting the following after section 103: Sec. 103A. Procedures for collection and delivery of marked absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters. Sec. 103B. Federal voting assistance program improvements. Sec. 103C. Use of downloadable and printable absentee ballots provided under UOCAVA for voters with disabilities and those who have not received a ballot to vote in 2020 general election and subsequent Federal elections until domestic downloadable and printable ballot prescribed by EAC is available. .
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Use of downloadable and printable absentee ballots provided by States under UOCAVA for voters with disabilities and those who have not received a ballot to vote in 2020 general election and subsequent Federal elections until domestic downloadable and printable ballot prescribed by EAC is available
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