Military VOTE Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8441 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8441 To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to require States to accept the official post card form prescribed by the Secretary of Defense under such Act when submitted by electronic means, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 22, 2026 Mr. Casten introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to require States to accept the official post card form prescribed by the Secretary of Defense under such Act when submitted by electronic means, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Military Voters Overseas Technical Enhancement Act'' or the ``Military VOTE Act''. SEC. 2. PROMOTING TIMELY AND ACCURATE DELIVERY OF POST CARD FORM AND ABSENTEE BALLOTS. (a) Acceptance of Post Card Form Transmitted Electronically.-- (1) Requiring acceptance.--Section 102(a)(4) of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. 20302(a)(4)) is amended to read as follows: ``(4) use the official post card form prescribed under section 101 for simultaneous voter registration application and absentee ballot application, and accept such post card form when submitted by electronic means (defined as submission by electronic mail or submission through an online