CHAPTER 210

94-H 9025

Approved Jul. 8, 1994.

AN ACT RELATING TO MAIL BALLOTS -- APPLICATION BY MEMBERS OF ARMED FORCES

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

SECTION 1. Sections 17-20-9.1 and 17-20-9.2 of the General Laws in Chapter 17-20 entitled "Mail Ballots" are hereby amended to read as follows:

{ADD 17-20-9.1. Application by member of the armed forces in active service. -- ADD} (a) A voter who is a member of the armed forces in active service may, by certification to that effect by the voter's {ADD civilian or ADD} military command {ADD er or non-commissioned officer in charge of the particular duty station ADD} , require that an absentee ballot application be sent to the voter automatically for every election during the period of time for which the voter has been assigned to that duty station. The certification by the {ADD civilian or ADD} military command {ADD er or non-commissioned officer in charge of the particular duty station ADD} shall be prepared in form by the secretary of state and shall include the name of the military personnel, the address to which the voter's application shall be mailed, the name and signature of the military {ADD or civilian ADD} commander {ADD or non-commissioned office ADD} completing the certification, {DEL and the length of time for which the serviceman has been assigned to that duty station. DEL} {ADD and the expected date of reassignment or discharge of that service person from that duty station. ADD}

(b) Notification of removal from the mailing list shall be sent to the applicant.

{ADD 17-20-9.2. Application by member of the armed forces in active service. -- ADD} (a) A voter who is a member of the armed forces in active service may, by certification to that effect by the voter's {ADD civilian or ADD} military command {ADD er or non-commissioned officer in charge of the particular duty station ADD} , require that an absentee ballot be sent to the voter automatically if that voter has registered to vote using the federal postcard application (FPCA), for every election during the period of time for which the voter has been assigned to that duty station. The certification by the {ADD civilian or ADD} military command {ADD er or non-commissioned officer in charge of the duty station ADD} may be prepared in form by the secretary of state and shall include the name of the military personnel, the address to which the voter's application shall be mailed, the name and signature of the military {ADD or civilian ADD} commander {ADD non-commissioned officer ADD} completing the certification, {DEL and the length of time for which the serviceperson has been assigned to that duty station DEL} {ADD and the expected date of reassignment or discharge of that serve person from that duty station ADD} .

(b) Notification of removal from the mailing list shall be sent to the applicant.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 1994.


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