118 STAT. 1919 PUBLIC LAW 108–375—OCT. 28, 2004 Subtitle I—Military Voting SEC. 566. FEDERAL WRITE IN BALLOTS FOR ABSENTEE MILITARY VOTERS LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES. (a) DUTIES OF PRESIDENTIAL DESIGNEE.—Section 101(b)(3) of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff(b)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘overseas voters’’ and inserting ‘‘absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters’’. (b) STATE RESPONSIBILITIES.—Section 102(a)(3) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff–1(a)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘overseas voters’’ and inserting ‘‘absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters’’. (c) FEDERAL WRITE IN ABSENTEE BALLOT.—Section 103 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff–2) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘overseas voters’’ and inserting ‘‘absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters’’; (2) in subsection (b), by striking the second sentence and inserting the following new sentence: ‘‘A Federal write in absentee ballot of an absent uniformed services voter or over seas voter shall not be counted— ‘‘(1) in the case of a ballot submitted by an overseas voter who is not an absent uniformed services voter, if the ballot is submitted from any location in the United States; ‘‘(2) if the application of the absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter for a State absentee ballot is received by the appropriate State election official after the later of— ‘‘(A) the deadline of the State for receipt of such application; or ‘‘(B) the date that is 30 days before the general election; or ‘‘(3) if a State absentee ballot of the absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter is received by the appropriate State election official not later than the deadline for receipt of the State absentee ballot under State law.’’; (3) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘overseas voter’’ and inserting ‘‘absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter’’; (4) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘overseas voter’’ both places it appears and inserting ‘‘absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter’’; and (5) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ‘‘overseas voters’’ and inserting ‘‘absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters’’. (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) The heading of section 103 of such Act is amended to read as follows: ‘‘SEC. 103. FEDERAL WRITE IN ABSENTEE BALLOT IN GENERAL ELEC TIONS FOR FEDERAL OFFICE FOR ABSENT UNIFORMED SERVICES VOTERS AND OVERSEAS VOTERS.’’. (2) The subsection caption for subsection (d) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘OVERSEAS VOTER’’ and inserting ‘‘ABSENT UNIFORMED SERVICES VOTER OR OVERSEAS VOTER’’. SEC. 567. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT TO CONDUCT ELECTRONIC VOTING DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FOR THE FEDERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN NOVEMBER 2004. The first sentence of section 1604(a)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 107–107; 115
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