Absent Voting -Federal Requirements

(a)Armed Forces or absentee application. A voter who

(1)is eligible for an absentee ballot;

(2)wants to execute an affidavit or form for voter registration; and

(3)is absent from Guam or is an active member of the Armed Forces of the United States, including National Guard or Reserve Units, or an overseas voter as defined by the Federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens COL10/29/2021 CH. 10 ABSENT VOTING Absentee Voting Act, is not required to sign the affidavit or form in the presence of a person authorized to administer an oath, and the affidavit or form need not be signed by such an oath administrator. The Commission shall inform the voter that no signature other than that of the voter is required on the affidavit or form and that a voter who makes a false statement on the affidavit or form is subject to the penalties of perjury.

(b)Federal postcard application. In lieu of the application form prescribed in this Title, any person serving in the U.S. Armed Forces or the United States Merchant Marine, or who is a spouse or dependent of such a person, and any person who temporarily resides outside the territorial limits of the United States and its territories, may apply for registration and enrollment on the Federal postcard application form provided pursuant to the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (100 Stat. 924; 42 U.S.C. 1973 F.F. et seq., as amended) or any other applicable law. The failure of an applicant to take the elector’s oath on such Federal postcard application shall not invalidate such application.