UNIFORMED AND OVERSEAS CITIZENS ABSENTEE VOTING ACT

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: strengthen enforcement and clarify and conform certain provisions of law relative to employment and reemployment rights of members (see S. 3322), S4368 [20JN]

Voting: ensure absent uniformed services or overseas voters requesting an absentee ballot receive ballots for each election during a Federal election cycle (see H.R. 5828), H3161 [18MY]

——— express that it is not a violation of the equal protection clause to extend particular consideration to members of the uniformed services or overseas citizens to exercise right to vote (see H. Res. 799), H6232 [20SE]

——— increase penalties for crimes involving registration or voting and require use of automated tagging and tracing services for balloting materials transmitted to absent uniformed services voters (see H.R. 6593), H6428 [16NO]

——— require States which fail to meet deadline for transmitting absentee ballots to uniformed service voters to delay certification of election results and establish means to enforce such requirement (see H.R. 6594), H6428 [16NO]

Remarks in House

Voting: ensure absent uniformed services or overseas voters requesting an absentee ballot receive ballots for each election during a Federal election cycle (H.R. 5828), E862 [18MY]

——— ensure that absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters are aware of their voting rights and have an opportunity to register to vote and have their absentee ballots cast and counted, H5870 [12SE]

Remarks in Senate

Armed Forces: strengthen enforcement and clarify and conform certain provisions of law relative to employment and reemployment rights of members (S. 3322), S5848 [1AU]