§ § 3505Registering to vote

(a) General rule.--A covered voter who desires to vote in
an election but who is not registered must register to vote
within the time periods required by the Election Code.
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b)(2) or any other
law, neither an active uniformed-service voter nor a veteran
of a uniformed service who is bedridden or hospitalized due to
illness or physical disability shall be required to register
to vote prior to or simultaneous with the submission of a
military-overseas ballot.
   (b) Simultaneous registration.--
       (1) A covered voter may use the Federal postcard
   application to register to vote and to apply for a
   military-overseas ballot at the same time.
       (2) A uniformed-service voter may use the Federal
   write-in absentee ballot to register to vote and to vote at
   the same time.
       (3) The use of the Federal postcard application under
   paragraph (1) and the Federal write-in absentee ballot under
   paragraph (2) to register to vote is in addition to any other
   registration method allowed by law.
   (c) Electronic transmission system.--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 a Federal postcard
application and any other approved electronic registration
application sent to the appropriate county election board. The
voter may use the electronic transmission system or any other
approved method to register to vote.
   (d) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall require a
covered voter to register to vote, prior to or concurrently
with voting, if the covered voter is otherwise entitled under
applicable provisions of the Election Code or any other statute
to vote without registering.
   Cross References. Section 3505 is referred to in section
3506 of this title.