§752-A. Federal absentee ballot

The federal write-in absentee ballot may be used in primary and, general and special elections for state and federal offices by members of the United States Armed Forces and citizens outside the United States uniformed service voters or overseas voters who are qualified pursuant to section 751.

Sec. 21. 21-A MRSA §753-B, sub-§6, ¶¶A and B, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 310, §54, are amended to read:

A. The list of absentee voters must include each voter's name, residence address, voting district and party affiliation,; the date and manner by which the ballot was requested, the date and manner by which the ballot was issued and received,; a notation of whether the application and the ballot were accepted or rejected; and a place for the registrar to certify the voter registration status of the absentee voters who voted, without application, in the presence of the clerk. The clerk must also indicate on the list when the absentee voter is a uniformed service voter or overseas voter.

B. The clerk shall submit this list of absentee voters to the registrar for certification of the registration status and, when applicable, the enrollment status of the voters who voted in the presence of the clerk. The clerk shall also submit all absentee ballot applications to the registrar for certification of the registration status and, when applicable, the enrollment status of the voter named on each application. The registrar shall certify the list and applications either before or as soon as possible after the ballot is issued to the voter. The certifications must be completed before the absentee ballots may be processed and cast on election day.

Sec. 22. 21-A MRSA §753-B, sub-§6, ¶D is enacted to read:

D.__Within 20 days after each election, the clerk shall send a report to the Secretary of State stating the total number of absentee ballots issued to absentee voters in the municipality for that election.__The report must further identify the number of ballots that were issued to uniformed service voters and overseas voters, respectively.__For each category of absentee voters, the report must include the