Proving Residency for Overseas Voter Eligibility Act

“104A. Requiring evidence of recent residence in State for nonmilitary overseas voters

“(a) Requirement

“(1) Absentee ballots transmitted by State—A State may not transmit an absentee ballot to an overseas voter unless the voter provides the State with a verifiable mailing address within the State of—

“(A) a current residence of the voter; or

“(B) a current residence of a spouse, parent, or legal guardian of the voter.

“(2) Federal write-in absentee ballot—The Presidential designee may not transmit a Federal write-in absentee ballot to an overseas voter under section 103 unless the voter provides the Presidential designee with a verifiable mailing address within the State in which the voter seeks to vote of—

“(A) a current residence of the voter; or

“(B) a current residence of a spouse, parent, or legal guardian of the voter.

“(b) Voting in elections for Federal office in District of Columbia—An overseas voter who fails to provide the information required under subsection (a) for the receipt of an absentee ballot in a regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held in the State in which the voter seeks to vote—

“(1) may vote in a regularly scheduled general election for Federal office in the District of Columbia which is held on the same date; and

“(2) for purposes of this Act and the applicable laws of the District of Columbia governing elections for Federal office in the District of Columbia, shall be considered to be a resident of the District of Columbia with respect to that election.

“(c) Non-Application to absent uniformed services voter—This section does not apply to an absent uniformed services voter.”