Chapter 5. Registering To Vote, this link opens in a new browser tab.

5.B.1. Exception to the Residency Requirement for Active Military

If the voter is active military and that service member is deployed outside jurisdiction at any time within 60 (sixty) days of the election, which interferes with the 30 (thirty) day residency requirement, then that service person shall be allowed to vote with proof of service; that proof of service being to the Election Judge's satisfaction.

If needed, a registered voter within the jurisdiction can affirm that the service person is a resident of the jurisdiction.

Example: Active military with residency within a voting jurisdiction (most often a precinct) who was deployed outside that jurisdiction anytime within the 60 (sixty) days prior to the election and that service interferes with that person's 30 day residency requirement, then that person is allowed to vote in–person if they are able to produce ID to the satisfaction of the Election Judge.

Much of this exception was made redundant by Grace Period Voting and Vote by Mail.

A challenge to an active military residency requirement is rare, but the poll watcher should be aware that these circumstances can exist.