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52 U.S.C. § 20308 — Reporting requirements
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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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**(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 on effectiveness of activities and utilization of certain procedures** Not later than September 30 of each odd-numbered year, the Presidential designee shall transmit to the President and to the relevant committees of Congress a report containing the following information with respect to the Federal elections held during the preceding calendar year:
(1) An assessment of the effectiveness of activities carried out under [section 20305 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section20305&num=0&edition=prelim), including the activities and actions of the Federal Voting Assistance Program of the Department of Defense, a separate assessment of voter registration and participation by absent uniformed services voters, a separate assessment of voter registration and participation by overseas voters who are not members of the uniformed services, and a description of the cooperation between States and the Federal Government in carrying out such section.
(2) A description of the utilization of voter registration assistance under [section 1566a of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1566a&num=0&edition=prelim), which shall include the following:
(A) A description of the specific programs implemented by each military department of the Armed Forces pursuant to such section.
(B) The number of absent uniformed services voters who utilized voter registration assistance provided under such section.
(3) A description of the utilization of the procedures for the collection and delivery of marked absentee ballots established pursuant to [section 20304 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section20304&num=0&edition=prelim), which shall include the number of marked absentee ballots collected and delivered under such procedures and the number of such ballots which were not delivered by the time of the closing of the polls on the date of the election (and the reasons such ballots were not so delivered).
**(c) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Absent overseas uniformed services voter** — The term “absent overseas uniformed services voter” has the meaning given such term in [section 20304(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section20304/d&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Presidential designee** — The term “Presidential designee” means the Presidential designee under [section 20301(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section20301/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) **Relevant committees of Congress defined** — The term “relevant committees of Congress” means—
(A) the Committees on Appropriations, Armed Services, and Rules and Administration of the Senate; and
(B) the Committees on Appropriations, Armed Services, and House Administration of the House of Representatives.
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**(a)** The Department of Defense is an executive department of the United States.
**(b)** The Department is composed of the following:
(1) The Office of the Secretary of Defense.
(2) The Joint Chiefs of Staff.
(3) The Joint Staff.
(4) The Defense Agencies.
(5) Department of Defense Field Activities.
(6) The Department of the Army.
(7) The Department of the Navy.
(8) The Department of the Air Force.
(9) The unified and specified combatant commands.
(10) Such other offices, agencies, activities, and commands as may be established or designated by law or by the President.
(11) All offices, agencies, activities, and commands under the control or supervision of any element named in paragraphs (1) through (10).
**(c)** If the President establishes or designates an office, agency, activity, or command in the Department of Defense of a kind other than those described in paragraphs (1) through (9) of subsection (b), the President shall notify Congress not later than 60 days thereafter.
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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) Designation of Offices on Military Installations as Voter Assistance Offices.—** Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense under subsection (f), the Secretaries of the military departments shall designate offices on installations under their jurisdiction, or at such installations as the Secretary of the military department concerned shall determine are best located to provide access to voter assistance services for all covered individuals in a particular location, to provide absent uniformed services voters, particularly those individuals described in subsection (b), and their family members with the following:
(1) Information on voter registration procedures and absentee ballot procedures (including the official post card form prescribed under section 101 of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act ([42 U.S.C. 1973ff](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1973ff&num=0&edition=prelim))).11 See References in Text note below.
(2) Information and assistance, if requested, including access to the Internet where practicable, to register to vote in an election for Federal office.
(3) Information and assistance, if requested, including access to the Internet where practicable, to update the individual’s voter registration information, including instructions for absent uniformed services voters to change their address by submitting the official post card form prescribed under section 101 of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to the appropriate State election official.
(4) Information and assistance, if requested, to request an absentee ballot under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act ([42 U.S.C. 1973ff](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prel
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 1973ff–4a was editorially reclassified as [section 20308 of Title 52](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section20308&num=0&edition=prelim), Voting and Elections.
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**(a) Establishment of procedures** The Presidential designee shall establish procedures for collecting marked absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters in regularly scheduled general elections for Federal office, including absentee ballots prepared by States and the Federal write-in absentee ballot prescribed under [section 20303 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section20303&num=0&edition=prelim), and for delivering such marked absentee ballots to the appropriate election officials.
**(b) Delivery to appropriate election officials**
(1) **In general** — Under the procedures established under this section, the Presidential designee shall implement procedures that facilitate the delivery of marked absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters for regularly scheduled general elections for Federal office to the appropriate election officials, in accordance with this section, not later than the date by which an absentee ballot must be received in order to be counted in the election.
(2) **Cooperation and coordination with the United States Postal Service** — The Presidential designee shall carry out this section in cooperation and coordination with the United States Postal Service, and shall provide expedited mail delivery service for all such marked absentee ballots of absent uniformed services voters that are collected on or before the deadline described in paragraph (3) and then transferred to the United States Postal Service.
(3) **Deadline described**
(A) *In general* — Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the deadline described in this paragraph is noon (in the location in which the ballot is collected) on the seventh day preceding the date of the regularly scheduled gener
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TITLE 52—VOTING AND ELECTIONS
§ 20307
Stat. 1724, 1725; Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title V,
§ 585(a), (b)(2), Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2331.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 1973ff–3 of
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi-
torial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
AMENDMENTS
2009—Pub. L. 111–84 substituted ‘‘Prohibition of re-
fusal of applications on grounds of early submission’’
for ‘‘Use of single application for all subsequent elec-
tions’’ in section catchline, struck out subsecs. (a) to
(d) which related, respectively, to provision of absentee
ballot in subsequent elections after acceptance and
processing of an official post card form, exception for
voters changing registration, revision of official post
card form, and construction of provisions with voter re-
moval programs, and struck out subsec. (e) designation
and heading before ‘‘A State’’.
2002—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–252, § 704, substituted
‘‘through the next 2 regularly scheduled general elec-
tions for Federal office (including any runoff elections
which may occur as a result of the outcome of such
general elections), the State shall provide an absentee
ballot to the voter for each such subsequent election’’
for ‘‘during that year, the State shall provide an absen-
tee ballot to the voter for each subsequent election for
Federal office held in the State during that year’’.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 107–252, § 706(a), added subsec. (e).
2001—Pub. L. 107–107 amended section catchline and
text generally, substituting provisions relating to use
of single application for all subsequent elections for
provisions relating to recommendations to States to
maximize access to polls by absent uniformed services
voters
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