§ 3505 — Registering to vote

(a) General rule.--A covered voter who desires to vote in an election but who is not registered must register to vote within the time periods required by the Election Code. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b)(2) or any other law, neither an active uniformed-service voter nor a veteran of a uniformed service who is bedridden or hospitalized due to illness or physical disability shall be required to register to vote prior to or simultaneous with the submission of a military-overseas ballot.

(b) Simultaneous registration.--

(1) A covered voter may use the Federal postcard application to register to vote and to apply for a military-overseas ballot at the same time.

(2) A uniformed-service voter may use the Federal write-in absentee ballot to register to vote and to vote at the same time.

(3) The use of the Federal postcard application under paragraph (1) and the Federal write-in absentee ballot under paragraph (2) to register to vote is in addition to any other registration method allowed by law.

(c) Electronic transmission system.--The secretary shall ensure that the electronic transmission system described in section 3503(c) (relating to duties and responsibilities of secretary) is capable of accepting a Federal postcard application and any other approved electronic registration application sent to the appropriate county election board. The voter may use the electronic transmission system or any other approved method to register to vote.

(d) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall require a covered voter to register to vote, prior to or concurrently with voting, if the covered voter is otherwise entitled under applicable provisions of the Election Code or any other statute to vote without registering.

Legislative History

Cross References.Section 3505 is referred to in section 3506 of this title.