; or (B) request an absentee ballot for a specific election or elections for Federal office held in a State during the period described in subparagraph (A). (2) Presidential designee For purposes of this paragraph, the term Presidential designee means the individual designated under section 101(a) of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act ( 52 U.S.C. 20301(a) ). (c) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to voter registration and absentee ballot applications which are submitted to a State or local election official on or after the date of enactment of this Act. 1405. Extending guarantee of residency for voting purposes to family members of absent military personnel Section 102 of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act ( 52 U.S.C. 20302 ), as amended by section 1302, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (i) Guarantee of residency for spouses and dependents of absent members of uniformed service For the purposes of voting in any election for any Federal office or any State or local office, a spouse or dependent of an individual who is an absent uniformed services voter described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 107(1) shall not, solely by reason of that individual’s absence and without regard to whether or not such spouse or dependent is accompanying that individual— (1) be deemed to have lost a residence or domicile in that State, without regard to whether or not that individual intends to return to that State; (2) be deemed to have acquired a residence or domicile in any other State