Secretary of State Sam Reed is proposing legislation to authorize online voting for military and overseas voters.

The legislation called for Friday by Reed also would require all mail-in ballots to be returned by Election Day, rather than merely postmarked by that date.

He also is requesting a measure updating the state’s popular new voter-approved “top two” primary, including fresh language defining political parties.

Reed also recommends moving the voter registration deadlines closer to Election Day.

His election bills are among a package of executive request measures he had forwarded to the 2009 Legislature.

The Associated Press