State or local election official if the form is postmarked or otherwise indicated by the United States Postal Service to have been mailed within 2 days of the deadline for the receipt of the application under State law. (ii) Requiring acceptance in electronic form A State may not refuse to accept or process an application to vote by absentee ballot submitted on behalf of an individual under this subsection with respect to an election for Federal office in the State on the grounds that the individual submitted the application electronically, including by fax or email, or that the individual submitted the application by mail. (D) Requirements for States transmitting applications without request from registrant A State which transmits applications to vote by absentee ballot in an election for Federal office to each individual who is registered to vote in the election, without regard to whether the individual requests the application, shall ensure that applications are transmitted to individuals who are incarcerated in a carceral setting and who are registered to vote in the election in the same manner as applications are transmitted to other individuals who are registered to vote in the election. (3) Absentee ballots (A) Provision of absentee ballots (i) Election mail An absentee ballot that is mailed to an incarcerated individual under this subsection shall be treated and marked as election mail for purposes of title 39, United States Code. (ii) Expedited processing The head of a carceral setting shall ensure that any election mail is made available to an incarcerated individual to whom it is addressed not later than 24 hours after such mail is received at the carceral setting. (B) Provisional ballots (i) Right to cast provisional absentee ballot If an incarcerated individual declares that such individual is a registered voter in the jurisdiction in which the individual desires to vote and that the individual is eligible to vote in an election for Federal office, but the name of the individual does not appear on