Pennsylvania § 3506 - Methods of applying for military-overseas ballot.
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§ 3506. Methods of applying for military-overseas ballot.
(a) Registered voters.--A covered voter who is registered to vote in this Commonwealth may apply for a military-overseas ballot using either the absentee ballot application provided under the Election Code or the Federal postcard application.
(b) Nonregistered voters.--A covered voter who is not registered to vote in this Commonwealth may use a Federal postcard application to simultaneously register to vote under section 3505 (relating to registering to vote) and to apply for a military-overseas ballot.
(c) Electronic transmission system.--
(1) 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 the submission of both a Federal postcard application and any other approved electronic military- overseas ballot application sent to the appropriate county election board.
(2) The covered voter may use the electronic transmission system or any other approved method to apply for a military-overseas ballot.
(d) Use of Federal write-in absentee ballot.--A uniformed- service voter may use the Federal write-in absentee ballot to apply for a military-overseas ballot and to vote at the same time.
(e) Status of a covered voter.--To receive the benefits of this chapter, a covered voter must inform the appropriate county election board that the voter is a covered voter. Methods of informing the appropriate county election board that a voter is a covered voter include all of the following:
(1) The use of a Federal postcard application or Federal write-in absentee ballot.
(2) The use of an overseas address on an approved voter registration application or ballot application.
(3) The inclusion on an approved voter registration application or ballot application of other information sufficient to identify the voter as a covered voter.
(f) Construction.--Nothing in this chapter shall preclude a covered voter from voting absentee under applicable provisions of the Election Code.
Source: official Pennsylvania text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 3506 ("Methods of applying for military-overseas ballot.") is part of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, the codified statutory law of Pennsylvania. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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