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Bringing Voting Rights to Overseas and Military Voters     Printer-Friendly
Tova Andrea Wang, The Century Foundation, 11/29/2007
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Military and overseas voters—known as UOCAVA voters, after the federal law they are governed by, the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act—always have had special challenges when it comes to voting. In this new issue brief, Tova Andrea Wang explains how difficult it is for military and overseas voters to vote, examines the problems encountered in making sure that these votes are counted, and suggests reforms for both easing the procedural problems and improving turnout among this often neglected group of voters. View the PDF document here. View Press Release here (PDF).

Edition: online    Pages: 13   
Price: Free

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