; and (2) by inserting after section 306 the following: 307. Access to absentee voter registration procedures and no-excuse absentee voting for all voters (a) In general Notwithstanding section 6(c) and subparagraph (B) or (D) of section 8(a)(1) of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 ( 52 U.S.C. 20505(c) ; 20507(a)(1)), each State shall— (1) permit any eligible voter to— (A) request and utilize absentee ballot procedures for elections for Federal office; and (B) vote by absentee ballot in elections for Federal office; (2) accept and process, with respect to any election for Federal office, any otherwise valid voter registration application from any eligible voter if the application is received by the appropriate State election official not less than 21 days before the election; (3) accept and process, with respect to any election for Federal office, any otherwise valid absentee ballot application from any eligible voter if the application is received by the appropriate State election official not less than 7 days before the election; (4) in addition to any other method of registering to vote in the State, establish procedures— (A) for States to send voter registration applications to eligible voters in accordance with the eligible voter's preferred method of transmission as designated under subparagraph (B); (B) by which an eligible voter may designate whether the eligible voter prefers that such voter registration applications be transmitted by mail or electronically; and (C) to allow eligible voters to electronically submit the mail voter registration application form prescribed under section 9(a)(2) of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 ( 52 U.S.C. 20508(a)(2) ); (5) in addition to any other method of applying for an absentee ballot in the State, establish procedures— (A) for States to send absentee ballot applications to eligible voters in accordance with the eligible voter’s preferred method of transmission as designated under subparagraph (B)