Senate Bill No. 1408 Summary

• Mail-in absentee ballot applications must be received by the county clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on the sixth day before the election, while in-person absentee voting applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. on the Friday before the election.

• Emergency absentee ballot applications on election day are permitted only if the applicant is physically unable to vote at their designated polling place within ninety-six hours prior to polls closing.

• Federal postcard applications (F.P.C.A.) for uniformed and overseas citizens shall be considered valid requests for absentee ballots through the next two regularly scheduled general elections for federal office.

• Validly requested absentee ballots received at least forty-five days before an election must be sent no later than forty-five days before that election to all entitled electors.

• The Secretary of State must establish procedures allowing uniformed and overseas citizens to designate their preference for ballot transmission by mail or electronic means, with mail as the default if no preference is stated.