[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2823 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2823

  To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to 
  enhance and improve certain procedures relating to voting by absent 
       members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 11, 2009

Mr. Coffman of Colorado (for himself, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Rooney, and Mr. 
   Harper) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on 
   Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to 
  enhance and improve certain procedures relating to voting by absent 
       members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. ENHANCEMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF CERTAIN PROCEDURES RELATING 
              TO VOTING BY ABSENT MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--Section 102(a) of the Uniformed and Overseas 
Citizens Absentee Voting Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff-1(a)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) as 
        paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively;
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
        paragraph (3):
            ``(3) accept and process, with respect to any election for 
        Federal office, any otherwise valid voter registration 
        application, absentee ballot application, and absentee ballot 
        that is submitted by an absent uniformed services voter 
        described in section 107(1) without any requirement for 
        notarization of such document;''; and
            (3) in paragraph (5), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by 
        inserting before the semicolon the following: ``and permit the 
        submittal of the official post card form by electronic means 
        (including by fax transmission and electronic mail 
        transmission)''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 104(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1973ff-3(a)) is amended by striking ``section 102(a)(4)'' and inserting 
``section 102(a)(5)''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    Congress--
            (1) encourages States to permit members of the Armed Forces 
        to apply for, receive, and submit absentee ballots for election 
        for Federal office by electronic means; and
            (2) encourages the Department of Defense to facilitate the 
        implementation and maintenance of programs that permit the 
        secure submittal by members of the Armed Forces of absentee 
        ballots for election for Federal office by electronic means.
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