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provide a deadl9e = ! receipt ( ballots 
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title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,ballots
 by ,election ,day ,act4  #b4 ,deadl9e =
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am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+ sections #cje
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section #cjd ! foll[+ new section3      
#cje4 ,deadl9e = receipt ( ballots  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,to be consid]$ validly ca/ &  
eligible to be c\nt$ 9 an election =    
,f$]al (fice1 an abs5tee or mail-9      
ballot mu/ be receiv$ by ! appropriate  
election (ficial no lat] ?an ! "t polls 

close on ! date ( ! election &1 9 ! case
 ( a g5]al election = ,f$]al (fice1 no  
lat] ?an ! "t polls close on ! date     
e/abli%$ "u section #be ( ! ,revis$     
,/atutes ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 7#b ,u4,s4,c4
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(fice4  7b7 ,untimely ballot ,no ,/ate  
may accept = tabulation an abs5tee or   
mail-9 ballot t is receiv$ by !         
appropriate election (ficial foll[+ ! "t
 polls close on ! date ( ! election4    
7c7 ,exception  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! deadl9e
 describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 %all n apply 
) respect to ballots ca/ by abs5t uni=m$
 s]vices vot] or ov]seas vot]s1 z def9$ 
9 section #ajg ( ! ,uni=m$ & ,ov]seas   
,citiz5s ,abs5tee ,vot+ ,act 7#eb       
,u4,s4,c4 #bjcaj74  7#b7 ,no inf]5ce    
,no?+ 9 ?is subsection %all be con/ru$  
to preempt any ,/ate law t requires     
ballots ca/ by vot]s describ$ 9 p>agraph
 7#a7 to be receiv$ on or be=e ! date ( 
! election4  7d7 ,effective date ,?is   
section %all apply ) respect to         
elections = ,f$]al (fice held 9 #bjbg or

 any succe$+ ye>4  4  7b7 ,en=cem5t     
,section #dja ( ! ,help ,am]ica ,vote   
,act ( #bjjb 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #baaa7 is   
am5d$ by /rik+ & #cjd & ins]t+ #cjd1 &  
#cje4  7c7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table (  
cont5ts ( su* ,act is am5d$-- 7#a7 by   
r$esignat+ ! items relat+ to sections   
#cje & #cjf z relat+ to sections #cjf & 
#cjg1 respectively2 &  7#b7 by ins]t+   
aft] ! item relat+ to section #cjd !    
foll[+ new item3  ,sec4 #cje4 ,deadl9e =
 receipt ( ballots4  4