Explanation of Absentee Ballot Types in Pennsylvania 1/06/06
Type Stateside/ Abroad Need to be registered? Deadline to apply to vote absentee UOCAVA Act 3 “Military elector” § 1102 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Election Code section SURE Absentee Type Ballot Delivery Starts Simult. app for regis. & abs bllot? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
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Military
Abroad Remote/Isolated Stateside
No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
None None None None None None None None None None None None None
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No 1
3146.1(a); 3146.5(a) 3146.5(a) 3146.1(a); 3146.5(a) 3146.1(b); 3146.5(a) 3146.5(a) 3146.1(b); 3146.5(a) 3146.1(c); 3146.5(a) 3146.5(a) 3146.1(c); 3146.5(a) 3146.1(d); 3146.5(a) 3146.5(a) 3146.1(d); 3146.5(a) 3146.1(e); 3146.5(a)
Military MilitaryRemote/Isolated Military Military MilitaryRemote/Isolated Military Military MilitaryRemote/Isolated Military Military MilitaryRemote/Isolated Military Military
45 days 50 days-Primary 70 days-Election 45 days 45 days 50 days-Primary 70 days-Election 45 days 45 days 50 days-Primary 70 days-Election 45 days 45 days 50 days-Primary 70 days-Election 45 days 45 days
2
Military dependent
Abroad Remote/Isolated Stateside
3
Merchant Marine
Abroad Remote/Isolated Stateside
4
Merchant Marine dependent
Abroad Remote/Isolated Stateside
5
Religious/ welfare group attached to or serving with military
Abroad
1
Only covered by UOCAVA when residing abroad.
1
Type
Domestic/ Abroad
Need to be registered?
Deadline to apply to vote absentee
UOCAVA
Act 3 “Military elector”
Election Code section
SURE Absentee Type
Ballot Delivery Starts
Remote/Isolated Stateside 6 Religious/ welfare group attached to or serving with military— dependent Abroad
Yes Yes Yes
None None None
No1 No No1
Yes Yes Yes
3146.5(a) 3146.1(e); 3146.5(a) 3146.1(f); 3146.5(a)
MilitaryRemote/Isolated Military Military
50 days-Primary 70 days-Election 45 days 45 days
Simult. app for regis. & absentee ballot? Yes No Yes
Remote/Isolated Stateside 7 Overseas civilian/fed employee Abroad
Yes Yes Yes
None None None
No1 No No1 No1 No1
Yes Yes Yes
3146.5(a) 3146.1(f); 3146.5(a) 3146.1(g); 3146.5(a) 3146.5(a) 3146.1(h); 3146.5(a)
MilitaryRemote/Isolated Military Military
50 days-Primary 70 days-Election 45 days 45 days
Yes No Yes
Remote/Isolated 8 Overseas civilian/fed employee— dependent Abroad
Yes Yes
None None
Yes Yes
MilitaryRemote/Isolated Military
50 days-Primary 70 days-Election 45 days
Yes Yes
Remote/Isolated 9 Bedridden or hospitalized veteran Abroad
Yes No
None None
No1 No1
Yes No
3146.5(a) 3146.1(i) 3146.5(b) 3146.1(j); 3146.5(b)
MilitaryRemote/Isolated Overseas Civilian Veteran
50 days-Primary 70 days-Election 14 days
Yes Yes
Stateside
No
None
No
No
14 days
No
2
Type
Domestic/ Abroad
Need to be registered?
Deadline to apply to vote absentee None 7 days prior None 7 days prior 7 days prior
UOCAVA
Act 3 “Military elector”
Election Code section
SURE Absentee Type
Ballot Delivery Starts
10
Regular/civil. Disabled or business Ill/disability
Abroad Stateside Abroad Stateside
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
No1 No No1 No No
No No No No No
11
12
State/federal employee County employee Religious
Stateside
3146.1(j); 3146.5(b) 3146.1(j); 3146.5(b) 3146.1(k); 3146.5(b) 3146.1(k); 3146.5(b) 3146.1(l); 3146.5(b) 3146.1(m); 3146.5(b) 3146.1(n); 3146.5(b) 3146.1(n); 3146.5(b) None 3
Overseas Civilian Regular or Civilian Overseas Civilian PermanentAlternative 2 Regular or Civilian Regular or Civilian Overseas Civilian Regular or Civilian Federal
14 days 14 days 14 days 14 days 14 days
Simult. app for regis. & absentee ballot? Yes No Yes No No
13 14
Stateside Abroad Stateside
Yes Yes Yes No
7 days prior None 7 days prior None
No No1 No Yes
No No No No
14 days 14 days 14 days 45 days
No Yes No Yes
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16 17 18
Federal Voter (not qualified to vote in PA) Emergency ACP voter Alternative Ballot
Abroad
Stateside Stateside Stateside
Yes Yes Yes
Friday before 7 days prior Close of polls
No No No
No No No
3146.2a None None 5
Emergency PermanentAlternative 4 Alternative
ASAP 14 days Any time
No No No
2 3
Permanent-alternative ballot designation is set for a 4-year range. UOCAVA § 107(5)(B) & (C) (42 U.S.C. § 1973ff-6(5)(B) & (C)) and § 102(a) (42 U.S.C. § 1973ff-1(a)). 4 Permanent-alternative ballot designation is set for a 3-year range. 5 42 U.S.C. §1973ee-1(b)(2)(B)(ii).
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