Sec. 1401. Pre-election reports on availability and transmission of absentee ballots
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Section 102(c) of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act ( 52 U.S.C. 20302(c) ) is amended to read as follows: Not later than 55 days before any regularly scheduled general election for Federal office, each State shall submit a report to the Attorney General certifying that absentee ballots for the election are or will be available for transmission to absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters by not later than 46 days before the election. The report shall be in a form prescribed by the Attorney General and shall require the State to certify specific information about ballot availability from each unit of local government which will administer the election.
Not later than 43 days before any election for Federal office held in a State, the chief State election official of such State shall submit a report containing the information in subparagraph
(B)to the Attorney General. The report under subparagraph
(A)shall consist of the following: The total number of absentee ballots validly requested by absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters whose requests were received by the 47th day before the election by each unit of local government within the State that will transmit absentee ballots. The total number of ballots transmitted to such voters by the 46th day before the election by each unit of local government within the State that will administer the election. Specific information about any late transmitted ballots. If the report under subparagraph
(A)has incomplete information on any items required to be included in the report, the chief State election official shall make all reasonable efforts to expeditiously supplement the report with complete information. The report under subparagraph
(A)shall be in a format prescribed by the Attorney General in consultation with the chief State election officials of each State. Not later than 90 days after the date of each regularly scheduled general election for Federal office, each State and unit of local government which administered the election shall (through the State, in the case of a unit of local government) submit a report to the Election Assistance Commission on the combined number of absentee ballots transmitted to absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters for the election and the combined number of such ballots which were returned by such voters and cast in the election, and shall make such report available to the general public that same day. .
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Pre-election reports on availability and transmission of absentee ballots
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