[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2835 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2835

  To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to 
extend the requirements under such Act regarding the ability of absent 
     uniformed services voters and overseas voters to use absentee 
    registration procedures and vote by absentee ballot in Federal 
     elections to elections for certain offices in American Samoa.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 22, 2007

 Mr. Faleomavaega introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                 the Committee on House Administration

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to 
extend the requirements under such Act regarding the ability of absent 
     uniformed services voters and overseas voters to use absentee 
    registration procedures and vote by absentee ballot in Federal 
     elections to elections for certain offices in American Samoa.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. COVERAGE OF ELECTIONS FOR CERTAIN OFFICES IN AMERICAN SAMOA 
              UNDER ABSENTEE REGISTRATION AND ABSENTEE BALLOT 
              REQUIREMENTS OF UOCAVA.

    (a) Coverage of Elections.--Section 102 of the Uniformed and 
Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff-1) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Coverage of Elections for Certain Offices in American 
Samoa.--The provisions of this section (other than subsections (a)(3) 
and (c)) shall apply with respect to an election for the office of 
Governor of American Samoa and an election for the House of 
Representatives of the Legislature of American Samoa in the same manner 
as such provisions apply with respect to an election for Federal 
office.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to the regularly scheduled general election held in 
November 2008 and each succeeding election.
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