(2) by redesignating paragraph (8) as para-
graph (9); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (7) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) ‘uniformed services voter’ means an indi-
vidual who is not absent from the place of residence 
where the member is otherwise qualified to vote and 
who is— 
‘‘(A) a member of a uniformed service on 
active duty; 
‘‘(B) a member of the merchant marine; or 
‘‘(C) a spouse or dependent of a member 
referred to in subparagraph (A) or (B) ; and’’. 
SEC. 4. USE OF SINGLE ABSENTEE BALLOT APPLICATION 
FOR SUBSEQUENT ELECTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 104 of the Uniformed and 
Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. 20306) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 104. TREATMENT OF BALLOT REQUESTS. 
‘‘(a) USE OF APPLICATION BY ABSENT UNIFORMED 
SERVICES VOTERS FOR SUBSEQUENT ELECTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—If a State accepts and 
processes an official post card form (prescribed 
under section 101) submitted by an absent uni-
formed services voter for simultaneous voter reg-
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istration and absentee ballot application (in accord-
ance with section 102(a)(4)) and the voter requests 
that the application be considered an application for 
an absentee ballot for each subsequent election for 
Federal office held in the State, the State shall pro-
vide an absentee ballot to the voter for each such 
subsequent election. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION FOR VOTERS CHANGING UNI-
FORMED SERVICE STATUS.—Paragraph (1) shall not 
apply with respect to a voter registered to vote in a 
State for any election held after the voter is no 
longer a uniformed services voter. 
‘‘(b) PROHIBITION OF REFUSAL OF APPLICATION ON 
GROUNDS
OF EARLY SUBMISSION.—A State may not 
refuse to accept or to process, with respect to any election 
for Federal office, any otherwise valid voter registration 
application or absentee ballot application (including the 
postcard form prescribed under section 101) submitted by 
an absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter on 
the grounds that the voter submitted the application be-
fore the first date on which the State otherwise accepts 
or processes such applications for that election which are 
submitted by absentee voters who are not members of the 
uniformed services or overseas citizens.’’. 
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(b) CONFORMING REVISION TO POSTCARD FORM.— 
Section 101 of such Act (52 U.S.C. 20301) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking the semi-
colon and inserting ‘‘, in accordance with subsection 
(c);’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as 
subsections (c) and (d); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(c) USE OF OFFICIAL POST CARD FORM FOR REG-
ISTRATION FOR SUBSEQUENT ELECTIONS.—The Presi-
dential designee shall ensure that the official postcard 
form prescribed under subsection (b)(2) enables a voter 
using the form to request an absentee ballot for subse-
quent elections for Federal office held in a State, as pro-
vided under section 104.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this subsection shall apply with respect to voter registra-
tion and absentee ballot applications which are submitted 
to a State or local election official on or after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 5. EVALUATION OF ACCURACY AND TIMELINESS OF 
VOTER REGISTRATION INFORMATION PRO-
VIDED TO ABSENT UNIFORMED SERVICES 
VOTERS UPON TRANSFER TO NEW DUTY STA-
TION. 
Section 105A of the Uniformed and Overseas Citi-
zens Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. 20308) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (d); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(c) ADEQUACY OF VOTER REGISTRATION INFORMA-
TION PROVIDED TO MEMBERS UPON TRANSFER TO NEW 
DUTY STATION.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this subsection, the Presidential des-
ignee shall submit to the President and the relevant con-
gressional committees an evaluation of whether the infor-
mation on voter registration which is included in the 
change of base packet provided to absent uniformed serv-
ices voters who are transferred to new duty stations pro-
vides timely and accurate information on how such voters 
may register to vote in elections for Federal office.’’. 
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