By Morgan Thomas, Policy Analyst For military and overseas voters, finding the best way to cast a ballot can be challenging. Fortunately, the Federal Voting Assistance Program’s (FVAP) Voting Assistance Guide is a helpful tool to learn about voting as a service member under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act in your state. The FVAP Local Election Office […]
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ENSURING THAT THOSE WHO SERVE OUR NATION IN UNIFORM And ABROAD HAVE A SAY IN OUR ELECTIONS AT HOME.
About the Overseas Voting Initiative
The Overseas Voting Initiative seeks to educate state policymakers, election officials, and other election community stakeholders about unique voting challenges faced by uniformed services personnel and other U.S. citizens overseas, and methods for improving the voting process for these individuals.
The Overseas Voting Initiative Working Group
The work of the Overseas Voting Initiative is driven by a national working group of state and local election officials who examine evolving policy and technology issues faced by UOCAVA voters and identify avenues for further research.
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Advancing Access for Military & Overseas Voters: 2025 Election Team Recap
By Grace Gordon and Casandra Hockenberry January Casandra Hockenberry, program manager at The Council of State Governments (CSG), attended and presented at the Election Center’s annual Joint Election Official Liaison Conference. At the conference, she presented recently released work from the Overseas Voting Initiative (OVI) as well as work to be released later in 2025. […]
Read MoreStates Help Emergency Responders Vote by Extending UOCAVA Provisions
By Rachel Wright, Senior Policy Analyst Days before the 2020 general election, Hurricane Zeta made landfall in the United States, devastating families and communities across the Gulf Coast. Mississippi, in particular, was hit hard, with significant damage to homes, businesses and polling places. Emergency responders from neighboring states were called to Mississippi to provide aide, […]
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