,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bafh ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #bc1 #bjac ,mr4 ,heck of ,washington introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,house ,administration ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,uniformed and ,overseas ,citizens ,absentee ,voting ,act to promote the efficient delivery and receipt of absentee ballots and other voting materials to absent uniformed services voters1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,helping ,heroes ,vote ,act of #bjac4 #b4 ,provision of information to election officials on deployments of absent uniformed services voters 7a7 ,requiring secretary of defense ,to provide information ,section #aja7;b7 of the ,uniformed and ,overseas ,citizens ,absentee ,voting ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aigc;ff7b77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking and at the end of paragraph 7#aj72 7#b7 by striking the period at the end of paragraph 7#aa7 and inserting 2 and2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#ab7 to the greatest extent practicable1 notify the appropriate election official of the ,state in which an absent uniformed services voter is registered to vote of any change in the current mailing address of the voter which results from the voter being deployed on active duty for a period of more than #cj days from the voter's permanent duty station or redeployed from such a deployment without first returning to the voter's permanent duty station4 4 7b7 ,effective date ,the amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall apply with respect to deployments or redeployments occurring on or after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 #c4 ,revisions to #de-;day absentee ballot transmission rule 7a7 ,repeal of waiver authority 7#a7 ,in general ,section #ajb of the ,uniformed and ,overseas ,citizens ,absentee ,voting ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aigc;ff-#a7 is amended by striking subsection 7g74 7#b7 ,conforming amendment ,section #ajb7;a77#h77;,a7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aigc;ff-#a7;a77#h77;,a77 is amended by striking except as provided in subsection 7g714 7b7 ,requiring use of express delivery in case of failure ,to meet requirement ,section #ajb of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aigc;ff-#a71 as amended by subsection 7a71 is amended by inserting after subsection 7f7 the following new subsection3 7g7 ,requiring use of express delivery in case of failure ,to transmit ballots within deadlines 7#a7 ,transmission of ballot by express delivery ,if a ,state fails to meet the requirement of subsection 7a77#h77;,a7 to transmit a validly requested absentee ballot to an absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter not later than #de days before the election 7in the case in which the request is received at least #de days before the election7-- 7,a7 the ,state shall transmit the ballot to the voter by express delivery2 or 7,b7 in the case of a voter who has designated that absentee ballots be transmitted electronically in accordance with subsection 7f77#a71 the ,state shall transmit the ballot to the voter electronically4 7#b7 ,special rule for transmission fewer than #dj days before the election ,if1 in carrying out paragraph 7#a71 a ,state transmits an absentee ballot to an absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter fewer than #dj days before the election1 the ,state shall enable the ballot to be returned by the voter by express delivery1 except that in the case of an absentee ballot of an absent uniformed services voter for a regularly scheduled general election for ,federal office1 the ,state may satisfy the requirement of this paragraph by notifying the voter of the procedures for the collection and delivery of such ballots under section #ajc;,a4 4 7c7 ,clarification of treatment of weekends ,section #ajb7;a77#h77;,a7 of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aigc;ff-#a7;a77#h77;,a77 is amended by striking the election2 and inserting the following3 the election 7or1 if the #deth day preceding the election is a weekend or legal public holiday1 not later than the most recent weekday which precedes such #deth day and which is not a legal public holiday1 but only if the request is received by at least such most recent weekday724 7d7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to elections occurring on or after ,january #a1 #bjad4 #d4 ,establishment of alternative procedures to accept and process absentee ballots of military voters and overseas citizens in event of major disasters 7a7 ,responsibilities of ,state election officials ,section #ajb7;a7 of the ,uniformed and ,overseas ,citizens ,absentee ,voting ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aigc;ff-#a7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking and at the end of paragraph 7#aj72 7#b7 by striking the period at the end of paragraph 7#aa7 and inserting 2 and2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#ab7 establish procedures to ensure the effective and timely acceptance and processing of absentee ballots transmitted by absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters in the event of a major disaster 7as defined in section #ajb of the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eabb77 in the ,state4 4 7b7 ,effective date ,the amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall apply with respect to elections for ,federal office held on or after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 #e4 ,prohibition of refusal to accept voter registration and absentee ballot applications from overseas voters on grounds of early submission ,section #ajd of the ,uniformed and ,overseas ,citizens ,absentee ,voting ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aigc;ff-#c7 is amended-- 7#a7 by inserting or overseas voter after absent uniformed services voter2 and 7#b7 by striking uniformed services4 and inserting uniformed services or who do not reside outside the ,united ,states44 #f4 ,additional funding to carry out uocava 7a7 ,funding ,there are authorized to be appropriated to the ,presidential designee under the ,uniformed and ,overseas ,citizens ,absentee ,voting ,act #be1jjj1jjj to carry out the requirements of such ,act4 7b7 ,treatment of funds ,any amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization under subsection 7a7-- 7#a7 shall be in addition to any other amounts appropriated to the ,presidential designee under the ,uniformed and ,overseas ,citizens ,absentee ,voting ,act pursuant to any other authorization under law2 and 7#b7 shall remain available until expended4