§20304 Procedures for Collection and Delivery of Marked Absentee Ballots of Absent Overseas Uniformed Services Voters

Summary

The Presidential designee must set up rules to collect marked absentee ballots from absent overseas uniformed services voters in regular federal general elections and to get those ballots to the correct election officials. This covers state absentee ballots and the federal write-in absentee ballot. "Absent overseas uniformed services voter" means an overseas voter who is a member of the U.S. uniformed services. The rules must make sure ballots arrive by the election’s receive-by deadline so they can be counted. The designee must work with the U.S. Postal Service and provide expedited mail for ballots collected on or before the cut-off. The normal cut-off is noon local time seven days before the election, but an earlier date can be set for remote places. Ballots travel free of postage and get a postmark showing the mailing date. The designee must tell likely voters how to use these procedures. Funding may be provided as needed.