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[CITE: 39USC3406]

 
                        TITLE 39--POSTAL SERVICE
 
                          PART IV--MAIL MATTER
 
                CHAPTER 34--ARMED FORCES AND FREE POSTAGE
 
Sec. 3406. Balloting materials under the Uniformed and Overseas 
        Citizens Absentee Voting Act
        
    (a) Balloting materials under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens 
Absentee Voting Act (individually or in bulk)--
        (1) shall be carried expeditiously and free of postage; and
        (2) may be mailed at a post office established outside the 
    United States under section 406 of this title, unless such mailing 
    is prohibited by treaty or other international agreement of the 
    United States.

    (b) As used in this section, the term ``balloting materials'' has 
the meaning given that term in section 107 of the Uniformed and Overseas 
Citizens Absentee Voting Act.

(Added Pub. L. 99-410, title II, Sec. 201(a), Aug. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 
928.)

                       References in Text

    The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, referred to 
in text, is Pub. L. 99-410, Aug. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 924, which is 
classified principally to subchapter I-G (Sec. 1973ff et seq.) of 
chapter 20 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. Section 107 of 
that Act is classified to section 1973ff-6 of Title 42. For complete 
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out 
under section 1973ff of Title 42 and Tables.


                             Effective Date

    Section applicable with respect to elections taking place after Dec. 
31, 1987, see section 204 of Pub. L. 99-410, set out as a note under 
section 1973ff of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 2401, 3627 of this title.
