,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ccdc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bj1 #bjag,mr4  
,kihu5 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 ^u reque/  
to provide abs5t uni=m$ s]vices vot]s & 
ov]seas vot]s :o receive abs5tee ballots
 9 an election = ,f$]al (fice held 9 !  
,/ate ) abs5tee ballots = all subsequ5t 
elections = ,f$]al (fice held 9 ! ,/ate 
?r\gh ! next regul>ly s*$ul$ g5]al      
election = ,f$]al (fice1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,s]vicememb] ,vot+         
,protection ,act4  #b4 ,use ( s+le      
abs5tee ballot application = subsequ5t  
elections  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #ajd ( 
! ,uni=m$ & ,ov]seas ,citiz5s ,abs5tee  
,vot+ ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bjcjf7 is    
am5d$ to read z foll[s3  #ajd4 ,use (   
s+le application = subsequ5t elections  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,if a ,/ate accepts &      

processes an (ficial po/ c>d =m         
7prescrib$ "u section #aja7 submitt$ by 
an abs5t uni=m$ s]vices vot] or ov]seas 
vot] = simultane\s vot] regi/ration &   
abs5tee ballot application 79 accordance
 ) section #ajb7;a77#d77 & ! vot]       
reque/s t ! application be consid]$ an  
application = an abs5tee ballot = ea*   
subsequ5t election = ,f$]al (fice held 9
 ! ,/ate ?r\gh ! next regul>ly s*$ul$   
g5]al election = ,f$]al (fice 7includ+  
any run(f elections :i* may occur z a   
result ( ! outcome ( su* g5]al          
election71 ! ,/ate %all provide an      
abs5tee ballot to ! vot] = ea* su*      
subsequ5t election4  7b7 ,exception =   
vot]s *ang+ regi/ration ,subsection 7a7 
%all n apply ) respect to a vot] regi/]$
 to vote 9 a ,/ate = any election held  
aft] ! vot] notifies ! ,/ate t ! vot] no
 long] wi%es to be regi/]$ to vote 9 !  
,/ate or aft] ! ,/ate det]m9es t ! vot] 
has regi/]$ to vote 9 ano!r ,/ate or is 
o!rwise no long] eligible to vote 9 !   
,/ate4  7c7 ,prohibition ( refusal (    

application on gr\nds ( e>ly submission 
,a ,/ate may n refuse to accept or to   
process1 ) respect to any election =    
,f$]al (fice1 any o!rwise valid vot]    
regi/ration application or abs5tee      
ballot application 7includ+ ! po/c>d =m 
prescrib$ "u section #aja7 submitt$ by  
an abs5t uni=m$ s]vices vot] or ov]seas 
vot] on ! gr\nds t ! vot] submitt$ !    
application be=e ! fir/ date on :i* !   
,/ate o!rwise accepts or processes su*  
applications = t election :i* are       
submitt$ by abs5tee vot]s :o are n      
memb]s ( ! uni=m$ s]vices or ov]seas    
citiz5s4  4  7b7 ,effective date ,!     
am5dm5t made by subsection 7a7 %all     
apply ) respect to vot] regi/ration &   
abs5tee ballot applications :i* are     
submitt$ to a ,/ate or local election   
(ficial on or aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (
 ?is ,act4