Sec. 21. 21-A MRSA §752, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 161, §6, is amended to read:

4. Delivery of materials; insufficient quantity. The Secretary of State shall send the voting materials to the clerk of each municipality. If the clerk believes that a larger number should be furnished, he the clerk must notify the Secretary of State who shall determine whether the additional materials are needed and, if so, shall furnish them as promptly as possible.

Sec. 22. 21-A MRSA §752-A, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 516, §16, is amended to read:

§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. 23. 21-A MRSA §753-A, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 645, §6, is amended to read:

1. Applications available. On request, the clerk shall furnish a reasonable number of absentee ballot applications to any person, except that an application may not be furnished more than 3 months before the election for which the application will be used. This subsection does not apply to a uniformed service voter or an overseas voter who requests an absentee ballot under this subchapter.

Sec. 24. 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.