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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1973ff. Federal responsibilities
(a) Presidential designee
The President shall designate the head of an executive department
to have primary responsibility for Federal functions under this
subchapter.
(b) Duties of Presidential designee
The Presidential designee shall -
(1) consult State and local election officials in carrying out
this subchapter, and ensure that such officials are aware of the
requirements of this Act;
(2) prescribe an official post card form, containing both an
absentee voter registration application and an absentee ballot
application, for use by the States as required under section
1973ff-1(4) of this title;
(3) carry out section 1973ff-2 of this title with respect to
the Federal write-in absentee ballot for overseas voters in
general elections for Federal office;
(4) prescribe a suggested design for absentee ballot mailing
envelopes for use by the States as recommended in section
1973ff-3 )1(! of this title;
(5) compile and distribute (A) descriptive material on State
absentee registration and voting procedures, and (B) to the
extent practicable, facts relating to specific elections,
including dates, offices involved, and the text of ballot
questions;
(6) not later than the end of each year after a Presidential
election year, transmit to the President and the Congress a
report on the effectiveness of assistance under this subchapter,
including a statistical analysis of uniformed services voter
participation, a separate statistical analysis of overseas
nonmilitary participation, and a description of State-Federal
cooperation; and
(7) prescribe a standard oath for use with any document under
this subchapter affirming that a material misstatement of fact in
the completion of such a document may constitute grounds for a
conviction for perjury.
(c) Duties of other Federal officials
(1) In general
The head of each Government department, agency, or other entity
shall, upon request of the Presidential designee, distribute
balloting materials and otherwise cooperate in carrying out this
subchapter.
(2) Administrator of General Services
As directed by the Presidential designee, the Administrator of
General Services shall furnish official post card forms
(prescribed under subsection (b) of this section) and Federal
write-in absentee ballots (prescribed under section 1973ff-2 of
this title).
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