Sec. 2. Promoting timely and accurate delivery of post card form and absentee ballots
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Section 102(a)(4) of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act ( 52 U.S.C. 20302(a)(4) ) is amended to read as follows: use the official post card form prescribed under section 101 for simultaneous voter registration application and absentee ballot application, and accept such post card form when submitted by electronic means (defined as submission by electronic mail or submission through an online portal) or physical means; . Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Presidential designee under section 101(a) of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act ( 52 U.S.C. 20301(a) ) shall make a grant to a State to assist the State in complying with the requirement under section 102(a)(4) of such Act ( 52 U.S.C. 20302(a)(4) ), as amended by paragraph (1), to accept the official post card form prescribed under section 101 of such Act when the form is submitted by electronic mail or through an online portal.
The Presidential designee shall make a grant to a State under this paragraph only if the State provides to the Secretary the following information and assurances: A certification that the State is unable to comply with the requirement described in subparagraph (A). A description of the State’s existing process for receiving the official post card form described in subparagraph (A). The State’s plan to implement the means necessary to comply with such requirement, including a detailed breakdown of the costs the State will incur.
Any further relevant information that the Secretary may request. There are authorized to be appropriated $40,000,000 to carry out this paragraph. In this paragraph, the term State means each State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Section 102(f)(2) of such Act ( 52 U.S.C. 20302(f)(2) ) is amended to read as follows: If an absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter does not designate a preference under paragraph (1)(B)— the State shall transmit the ballot electronically; or if the State lacks sufficient information to transmit the ballot electronically, the State shall transmit the ballot by any delivery method allowable in accordance with applicable State law. .
This section and the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held in November 2026 and each succeeding election for Federal office.
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