1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Military Overseas Ballot Protection Act”.
Military Overseas Ballot Protection Act
A BILL
To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to require States to delay certifying the results of regularly scheduled general elections for Federal office in order to ensure the counting of any marked absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters that are collected by the Presidential designee under such Act for delivery to State election officials.
2. Delay in certification of results of general elections for Federal office in order to count absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters
Section 102 of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff–1) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
“(j) Delay in certification of results of certain elections in order To count absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters
“(1) In general—A State may not certify the results of a regularly scheduled general election for Federal office until the State has counted all of the valid marked absentee ballots of absent uniformed services voters cast in the election which are collected by the Presidential designee and delivered to the appropriate election officials in the State under section 103A.
“(2) Permitting certification at certain time after election—Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a State may certify the results of a regularly scheduled general election for Federal office on the later of—
“(A) the expiration of the 10-day period which begins on the date of the election; or
“(B) the date provided under State law.”