Overseas Military Voters : Overseas Vote Foundation
Overseas Military Voters : Overseas Vote Foundation
- Each State Fact Sheet features:
- Legislative Updates
- Estimates of the Overseas and Military Voters population from that State
- Overseas Vote Foundation Usage Statistics and Post-Election Survey Results
- Balloting Statistics from the Election Assistance Commission (EAC)
- Current State Policy on Overseas and Military Voters
“Imagine how the outcome of the Iowa caucuses might have changed, had overseas and military voters been able to participate. The margin of eight votes helps Americans understand that their vote really matters. It’s a great motivator,” said OVF President and CEO Susan Dzieduszycka-Suinat in a recent press release. “Our overseas and military voters can have an impact on this Presidential election. We need to assure they have timely access to absentee ballots and can exercise their right to vote.”
According to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, more than 989,000 ballots were requested by overseas military voters for the 2008 U.S. Presidential election; only 680,000 were returned for counting.
The Overseas Vote Foundation’s (OVF) mission is to help overseas and military voters participate in federal elections by providing public access to various voter registration tools and services.
OVF makes it convenient for overseas military voters to get their ballot and vote. Overseas U.S. citizens, State Department employees, and active duty uniformed service members (along with their spouses and dependents) within and outside of the United States vote under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA). All can register to vote from abroad using OVF’s services.
OVF ia a nonprofit, nonpartisan public charity and is not connected in any way with any US government or US military organization.
For more information about the Overseas Vote Foundation and overseas and military voters visit www.overseasvotefoundation.org
