- A. The procedures in the Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act apply to elections conducted pursuant to the Election Code.
- B. A federal qualified elector may vote for all candidates and on all ballot questions as if the voter were able to cast a ballot in person.
- C. The form of the military-overseas ballot shall be the same as the ballot provided to all other voters. The form of the military-overseas ballot materials shall be the same as the ballot materials provided to all other voters, except as required by the Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act.
- D. To receive the benefits of the Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act, a federal qualified elector shall inform the county clerk that the individual is a federal qualified elector. Methods of informing the county clerk include:
- (1) the use of a federal postcard application or federal write-in absentee ballot;
- (2) the use of an army post office, fleet post office or diplomatic post office address in the correct format as a mailing address on a certificate of registration or as a delivery address on an absentee ballot application;
- (3) the use of an overseas address as a mailing address on a certificate of registration or as a delivery address on an absentee ballot application; or
- (4) the inclusion on a certificate of registration or an absentee ballot application or other information sufficient to identify the voter as a federal qualified elector.
History: Laws 2015, ch. 145, § 27; 2018, ch. 79, § 9; 2019, ch. 212, § 78.
ANNOTATIONS
The 2019 amendment, effective April 3, 2019, in Subsection B, added "ballot" preceding "questions"; and in Subsection D, deleted "appropriate" and added "county" preceding each occurrence of "clerk".
The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, made conforming changes as a result of the repeal of the Municipal Election Code; and in Subsection A, after "Election Code", deleted "and the Municipal Election Code".
Temporary provisions. — Laws 2018, ch. 79, § 174 provided that references in law to the Municipal Election Code and to the School Election Law shall be deemed to be references to the Local Election Act.