; or (2) to request that a paper copy of the application be transmitted to the individual by mail or electronic mail so that the individual may complete the application and return it to the official. (b) Methods for returning ballots In addition to permitting an individual to whom an absentee ballot in an election was provided to return the ballot to an election official by mail, the State shall permit the individual to cast the ballot by delivering the ballot at such times and to such locations as the State may establish, including— (1) permitting the individual to deliver the ballot to a polling place on any date on which voting in the election is held at the polling place; and (2) permitting the individual to deliver the ballot to a designated ballot drop-off location. (c) Deadline for acceptance of ballots A State may not refuse to accept or process an absentee ballot submitted by an individual by mail with respect to an election for Federal office in the State on the grounds that the individual did not meet a deadline for returning the ballot to the appropriate State or local election official if— (1) the ballot is postmarked, signed, or otherwise indicated by the United States Postal Service to have been mailed on or before the date of the election