I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3343 
To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to 
require States upon request to provide absent uniformed services voters 
and overseas voters who receive absentee ballots in an election for Federal 
office held in the State with absentee ballots for all subsequent elections 
for Federal office held in the State through the next regularly scheduled 
general election for Federal office, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 20, 2017 
Mr. KIHUEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee 
Voting Act to require States upon request to provide 
absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters who 
receive absentee ballots in an election for Federal office 
held in the State with absentee ballots for all subsequent 
elections for Federal office held in the State through 
the next regularly scheduled general election for Federal 
office, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Servicemember Voting 
Protection Act’’. 
SEC. 2. 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. USE OF SINGLE APPLICATION FOR SUBSEQUENT 
ELECTIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—If a State accepts and processes 
an official post card form (prescribed under section 101) 
submitted by an absent uniformed services voter or over-
seas voter for simultaneous voter registration and absen-
tee ballot application (in accordance 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 
through the next regularly scheduled general election for 
Federal office (including any runoff elections which may 
occur as a result of the outcome of such general election), 
the State shall provide an absentee ballot to the voter for 
each such subsequent election. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION FOR VOTERS CHANGING REGISTRA-
TION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to a 
voter registered to vote in a State for any election held 
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after the voter notifies the State that the voter no longer 
wishes to be registered to vote in the State or after the 
State determines that the voter has registered to vote in 
another State or is otherwise no longer eligible to vote in 
the State. 
‘‘(c) 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.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to voter registration 
and absentee ballot applications which are submitted to 
a State or local election official on or after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
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