2018 US Code
Title 52 - Voting and Elections
Subtitle II - Voting Assistance and Election Administration
Chapter 203 - Registration and Voting by Absent Uniformed Services Voters and Overseas Voters in Elections for Federal Office
Sec. 20305 - Federal Voting Assistance Program Improvements
52 U.S.C. § 20305 (2018) |
§20305. Federal Voting Assistance Program Improvements |
(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. 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 appropriationsThere 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. |
(Pub. L. 99–410, title I, §103B, as added Pub. L. 111–84, div. A, title V, §583(a)(1), Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2327.) |
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 1973ff–2b of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. EFFECTIVE DATESection applicable with respect to the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held in November 2010 and each succeeding election for Federal office, see section 583(a)(3) of Pub. L. 111–84, set out as an Effective Date of 2009 Amendment note under section 20301 of this title. |
United States Code, 2018 Edition, Title 52 - VOTING AND ELECTIONS |
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Title 52 - VOTING AND ELECTIONS Subtitle II - Voting Assistance and Election Administration CHAPTER 203 - REGISTRATION AND VOTING BY ABSENT UNIFORMED SERVICES VOTERS AND OVERSEAS VOTERS IN ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL OFFICE Sec. 20305 - Federal Voting Assistance Program Improvements |
section 20305 |
2018 |
January 14, 2019 |
No |
standard |
123 Stat. 2327 |
Public Law 99-410, Public Law 111-84 |