This bill aims to enable UOCAVA (Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act) voters to email back completed ballots. It proposes to amend RSA 657:20 to authorize the electronic receipt of absentee ballots from uniformed service voters or overseas voters. Additionally, it suggests amending RSA 657:17, III to allow absentee ballots to be delivered via email as authorized by the secretary of state. The bill also sets a deadline of 5:00 p.m. on the day of the election for the receipt of absentee ballots delivered through the mail or by email. The bill will take effect 60 days after its passage.
Statutes affected: Introduced: 657:20, 657:17