,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ccjj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ai1 #bjag,mr4  
,s*neid] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,brady (     
,p5nsylvania7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,h\se   
,adm9i/ration  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !    
,uni=m$ & ,ov]seas ,citiz5s ,abs5tee    
,vot+ ,act to require ,/ates to submit  
pre-election reports on ! ext5t to :i*  
abs5tee ballots = elections = ,f$]al    
(fice are or w be available =           
transmission to abs5t uni=m$ s]vices    
vot]s & ov]seas vot]s by n lat] ?an #de 
days be=e ! election1 to repeal !       
au?ority ( ,/ates to waive ! requirem5t 
( su* ,act t ,/ates transmit abs5tee    
ballots = su* elections to su* vot]s by 
n lat] ?an #de days be=e ! election1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,help ,our ,s]vice 
,memb]s & ,citiz5s ,abroad ,vote ,act4  
#b4 ,pre-election reports on            
availability & transmission ( abs5tee   
ballots ,section #ajb7;c7 ( ! ,uni=m$ & 

,ov]seas ,citiz5s ,abs5tee ,vot+ ,act   
7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bjcjb7;c77 is am5d$ to  
read z foll[s3  7c7 ,reports on         
,availability1 transmission1 & receipt (
 abs5tee ballots  7#a7 ,pre-election    
report on abs5tee ballot availability ,n
 lat] ?an #ee days be=e any regul>ly    
s*$ul$ g5]al election = ,f$]al (fice1   
ea* ,/ate %all submit a report to !     
,attorney ,g5]al1 ! ,election ,assi/ance
 ,commission 7h]eaft] 9 ?is subsection  
ref]r$ to z ! ,commission71 & !         
,presid5tial ,designee1 & make t report 
publicly available t same day1 c]tify+ t
 abs5tee ballots = ! election are or w  
be available = transmission to abs5t    
uni=m$ s]vices vot]s & ov]seas vot]s by 
n lat] ?an #de days be=e ! election4 ,! 
report %all be 9 a =m prescrib$ jo9tly  
by ! ,attorney ,g5]al & ! ,commission & 
%all require ! ,/ate to c]tify specific 
in=mation ab\t ballot availability f ea*
 unit ( local gov]nm5t :i* w adm9i/] !  
election4  7#b7 ,pre-election report on 
abs5tee ballot transmission ,n lat] ?an 

#dc days be=e any regul>ly s*$ul$ g5]al 
election = ,f$]al (fice1 ea* ,/ate %all 
submit a report to ! ,attorney ,g5]al1 !
 ,commission1 & ! ,presid5tial          
,designee1 & make t report publicly     
available t same day1 c]tify+ :e!r all  
abs5tee ballots h be5 transmitt$ by n   
lat] ?an #de days be=e ! election to all
 qualifi$ abs5t uni=m$ s]vices & ov]seas
 vot]s ^: reque/s 7 receiv$ at lea/ #de 
days be=e ! election4 ,! report %all be 
9 a =m prescrib$ jo9tly by ! ,attorney  
,g5]al & ! ,commission1 & %all require !
 ,/ate to c]tify specific in=mation ab\t
 ballot transmission1 includ+ ! total   
numb]s ( ballot reque/s receiv$ &       
ballots transmitt$1 f ea* unit ( local  
gov]nm5t :i* w adm9i/] ! election4  7#c7
 ,po/-election report on numb] ( abs5tee
 ballots transmitt$ & receiv$ ,n lat]   
?an #ij days aft] ! date ( ea* regul>ly 
s*$ul$ g5]al election = ,f$]al (fice1   
ea* ,/ate & unit ( local gov]nm5t :i*   
adm9i/]$ ! election %all 7?r\gh ! ,/ate1
 9 ! case ( a unit ( local gov]nm5t7    

submit a report to ! ,attorney ,g5]al1 !
 ,commission1 & ! ,presid5tial ,designee
 on ! comb9$ numb] ( abs5tee ballots    
transmitt$ to abs5t uni=m$ s]vices vot]s
 & ov]seas vot]s = ! election & ! comb9$
 numb] ( su* ballots :i* 7 return$ by   
su* vot]s & ca/ 9 ! election1 & %all    
make su* report available to ! g5]al    
public t same day4  4  #c4 ,revisions to
 #de-;day abs5tee ballot transmission   
rule  7a7 ,repeal ( waiv] au?ority  7#a7
 ,9 g5]al ,section #ajb ( ! ,uni=m$ &   
,ov]seas ,citiz5s ,abs5tee ,vot+ ,act   
7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bjcjb7 is am5d$ by /rik+
 subsection 7g74  7#b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t  
,section #ajb7;a77#h77;,a7 ( su* ,act   
7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bjcjb7;a77#h77;,a77 is  
am5d$ by /rik+ except z provid$ 9       
subsection 7g714  7b7 ,requir+ use (    
express deliv]y 9 case ( failure ,to    
meet requirem5t ,section #ajb ( su* ,act
 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bjcjb71 z am5d$ by     
subsection 7a71 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] 
subsection 7f7 ! foll[+ new subsection3 
7g7 ,requir+ use ( express deliv]y 9    

case ( failure ,to transmit ballots )9  
deadl9es  7#a7 ,transmission ( ballot by
 express deliv]y ,if a ,/ate fails to   
meet ! requirem5t ( subsection          
7a77#h77;,a7 to transmit a validly      
reque/$ abs5tee ballot to an abs5t      
uni=m$ s]vices vot] or ov]seas vot] n   
lat] ?an #de days be=e ! election 79 !  
case 9 :i* ! reque/ is receiv$ at lea/  
#de days be=e ! election7--  7,a7 !     
,/ate %all transmit ! ballot to ! vot]  
by express deliv]y2 or  7,b7 9 ! case ( 
a vot] :o has designat$ t abs5tee       
ballots be transmitt$ electronically 9  
accordance ) subsection 7f77#a71 ! ,/ate
 %all transmit ! ballot to ! vot]       
electronically4  7#b7 ,special rule =   
transmission few] ?an #dj days be=e !   
election ,if1 9 c>ry+ out p>agraph 7#a71
 a ,/ate transmits an abs5tee ballot to 
an abs5t uni=m$ s]vices vot] or ov]seas 
vot] few] ?an #dj days be=e ! election1 
! ,/ate %all enable ! ballot to be      
return$ by ! vot] by express deliv]y1   
except t 9 ! case ( an abs5tee ballot ( 

an abs5t uni=m$ s]vices vot] = a        
regul>ly s*$ul$ g5]al election = ,f$]al 
(fice1 ! ,/ate may satisfy ! requirem5t 
( ?is p>agraph by notify+ ! vot] ( !    
proc$ures = ! collection & deliv]y ( su*
 ballots "u section #ajc;,a4  4  7c7    
,cl>ification ( treatm5t ( week5ds      
,section #ajb7;a77#h77;,a7 ( su* ,act   
7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bjcjb7;a77#h77;,a77 is  
am5d$ by /rik+ ! election2 & ins]t+ !   
foll[+3 ! election 7or1 if ! #de? day   
prec$+ ! election is a week5d or legal  
public holiday1 n lat] ?an ! mo/ rec5t  
weekday :i* prec$es su* #de? day & :i*  
is n a legal public holiday1 b only if !
 reque/ is receiv$ by at lea/ su* mo/   
rec5t weekday724  #d4 ,effective date ,!
 am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act %all apply ) 
respect to elections occurr+ on or aft] 
,janu>y #a1 #bjah4