Section 401 – Methods of applying for military-overseas ballots.

• (1) A covered voter who is registered to vote in the state may apply for a military-overseas ballot:
  • (a) via the federal postcard application;
  • (b) via the federal postcard application’s electronic equivalent; or
  • (c) by otherwise making a request in writing.

• (2) A covered voter who is not registered to vote in this state may use a federal postcard application or the federal postcard application’s electronic equivalent to apply simultaneously to register to vote under Section 20A-16-302 and for a military-overseas ballot.

• (3)
  • (a) The lieutenant governor shall ensure that the electronic transmission system described in Subsection 20A-16-201(3) is capable of accepting the submission of both a federal postcard application and any other approved electronic military-overseas ballot application sent to the appropriate election official.
  • (b) The voter may use the electronic transmission system or any other approved method to apply for a military-overseas ballot.

• (4) A covered voter may use the declaration accompanying a federal write-in absentee ballot as an application for a military-overseas ballot simultaneously with the submission of the federal write-in absentee ballot, if the declaration is received by the appropriate election official by the Thursday immediately before the election.

• (5) To receive the benefits of this chapter, a covered voter shall inform the appropriate election official that the voter is a covered voter by:
  • (a) the use of a federal postcard application or federal write-in absentee ballot;
  • (b) the use of an overseas address on an approved voter registration application or ballot application; or
  • (c) the inclusion on an approved voter registration application or ballot application of other information sufficient to identify the voter as a covered voter.

• (6) This chapter does not preclude a covered voter from voting via a manual ballot by mail.

Amended by Chapter 31, 2020 General Session