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52 U.S.C. § 20305 — Federal Voting Assistance Program Improvements
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**(a) Duties** The Presidential designee shall carry out the following duties:
(1) Develop online portals of information to inform absent uniformed services voters regarding voter registration procedures and absentee ballot procedures to be used by such voters with respect to elections for Federal office.
(2) Establish a program to notify absent uniformed services voters of voter registration information and resources, the availability of the Federal postcard application, and the availability of the Federal write-in absentee ballot on the military Global Network, and shall use the military Global Network to notify absent uniformed services voters of the foregoing 90, 60, and 30 days prior to each election for Federal office.
**(b) Clarification regarding other duties and obligations** Nothing in this section shall relieve the Presidential designee of their duties and obligations under any directives or regulations issued by the Department of Defense, including the Department of Defense Directive 1000.04 (or any successor directive or regulation) that is not inconsistent or contradictory to the provisions of this section.
**(c) Authorization of appropriations** There are authorized to be appropriated to the Federal Voting Assistance Program of the Department of Defense (or a successor program) such sums as are necessary for purposes of carrying out this section.
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**(a) Duties** The Presidential designee shall carry out the following duties:
(1) Develop online portals of information to inform absent uniformed services voters regarding voter registration procedures and absentee ballot procedures to be used by such voters with respect to elections for Federal office.
(2) Establish a program to notify absent uniformed services voters of voter registration information and resources, the availability of the Federal postcard application, and the availability of the Federal write-in absentee ballot on the military Global Network, and shall use the military Global Network to notify absent uniformed services voters of the foregoing 90, 60, and 30 days prior to each election for Federal office.
**(b) Clarification regarding other duties and obligations** Nothing in this section shall relieve the Presidential designee of their duties and obligations under any directives or regulations issued by the Department of Defense, including the Department of Defense Directive 1000.04 (or any successor directive or regulation) that is not inconsistent or contradictory to the provisions of this section.
**(c) Authorization of appropriations** There are authorized to be appropriated to the Federal Voting Assistance Program of the Department of Defense (or a successor program) such sums as are necessary for purposes of carrying out this section.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 1973ff–2b was editorially reclassified as [section 20305 of Title 52](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section20305&num=0&edition=prelim), Voting and Elections.
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**(a) Presidential designee** The President shall designate the head of an executive department to have primary responsibility for Federal functions under this chapter.
**(b) Duties of Presidential designee** The Presidential designee shall—
(1) consult State and local election officials in carrying out this chapter, and ensure that such officials are aware of the requirements of this Act;
(2) prescribe an official post card form, containing both an absentee voter registration application and an absentee ballot application, for use by the States as required under [section 20302(a)(4) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section20302/a/4&num=0&edition=prelim);
(3) carry out [section 20303 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section20303&num=0&edition=prelim) with respect to the Federal write-in absentee ballot for absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters in general elections for Federal office;
(4) prescribe a suggested design for absentee ballot mailing envelopes;
(5) compile and distribute (A) descriptive material on State absentee registration and voting procedures, and (B) to the extent practicable, facts relating to specific elections, including dates, offices involved, and the text of ballot questions;
(6) not later than the end of each year after a Presidential election year, transmit to the President and the Congress a report on the effectiveness of assistance under this chapter, including a statistical analysis of uniformed services voter participation, a separate statistical analysis of overseas nonmilitary participation, and a description of State-Federal cooperation;
(7) prescribe a standard oath for use with any document under this chapter affir
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**(a) Report on status of implementation and assessment of programs** Not later than 180 days after October 28, 2009, the Presidential designee shall submit to the relevant committees of Congress a report containing the following information:
(1) The status of the implementation of the procedures established for the collection and delivery of marked absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters under [section 20304 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section20304&num=0&edition=prelim), and a detailed description of the specific steps taken towards such implementation for the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held in November 2010.
(2) An assessment of the effectiveness of the Voting Assistance Officer Program of the Department of Defense, which shall include the following:
(A) A thorough and complete assessment of whether the Program, as configured and implemented as of October 28, 2009, is effectively assisting absent uniformed services voters in exercising their right to vote.
(B) An inventory and explanation of any areas of voter assistance in which the Program has failed to accomplish its stated objectives and effectively assist absent uniformed services voters in exercising their right to vote.
(C) As necessary, a detailed plan for the implementation of any new program to replace or supplement voter assistance activities required to be performed under this Act.
(3) A detailed description of the specific steps taken towards the implementation of voter registration assistance for absent uniformed services voters under [section 1566a of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1566a&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Biennial report
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TITLE 52—VOTING AND ELECTIONS
§ 20306
(A) is not sufficient to ensure timely deliv-
ery of the ballot under paragraph (1) with re-
spect to a particular location because of re-
moteness or other factors, the Presidential
designee may establish as an alternative
deadline for that location the latest date oc-
curring prior to the deadline described in
subparagraph (A) which is sufficient to pro-
vide timely delivery of the ballot under
paragraph (1).
(4) No postage requirement
In accordance with section 3406 of title 39,
such marked absentee ballots and other bal-
loting materials shall be carried free of post-
age.
(5) Date of mailing
Such marked absentee ballots shall be post-
marked with a record of the date on which the
ballot is mailed.
(c) Outreach for absent overseas uniformed serv-
ices voters on procedures
The Presidential designee shall take appro-
priate actions to inform individuals who are an-
ticipated to be absent overseas uniformed serv-
ices voters in a regularly scheduled general elec-
tion for Federal office to which this section ap-
plies of the procedures for the collection and de-
livery of marked absentee ballots established
pursuant to this section, including the manner
in which such voters may utilize such proce-
dures for the submittal of marked absentee bal-
lots pursuant to this section.
(d) Absent overseas uniformed services voter de-
fined
In this section, the term ‘‘absent overseas uni-
formed services voter’’ means an overseas voter
described in section 20310(5)(A) of this title.
(e) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Presidential designee such sums as may be nec-
essary to carry out this section.
(Pub. L. 99–410, title I, § 103A, as added Pub. L.
111–84, div. A, titl
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