; and (B) may not put any limit on how many voted and sealed absentee ballots any designated person can return to the post office, a ballot drop off location, tribally designated building, or election office. (g) Ballot processing and scanning requirements (1) In general The State shall begin processing and scanning ballots cast by mail for tabulation at least 14 days prior to the date of the election involved. (2) Limitation Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to permit a State to tabulate ballots in an election before the closing of the polls on the date of the election. (h) Rule of construction Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the authority of States to conduct elections for Federal office through the use of polling places at which individuals cast ballots. (i) No effect on ballots submitted by absent military and overseas voters Nothing in this section may be construed to affect the treatment of any ballot submitted by an individual who is entitled to vote by absentee ballot under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act ( 52 U.S.C. 20301 et seq.). (j) Effective date This section shall apply with respect to the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held in November 2020 and each succeeding election for Federal office. 323. Absentee ballot tracking program (a) Requirement Each State shall carry out a program to track and confirm the receipt of absentee ballots in an election for Federal office under which the State or local election official responsible for the receipt of voted absentee ballots in the election carries out procedures to track and confirm the receipt of such ballots, and makes information on the receipt of such ballots available to the individual who cast the ballot, by means of online access using the Internet site of the official’s office. (b) Information on whether vote was counted The information referred to under subsection (a) with respect to the receipt of an absentee ballot shall include information regarding whether the vote