Overseas and Military Voters
Let the MOVE Act have a chance to work before considering electronic return of ballots
Military and overseas voters saw improvements in their ability to vote in 2010, thanks to the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act (MOVE) passed in late 2009, according to a report to Congress last month by the Military Postal Service Agency (MPSA). The report indicates that MOVE will improve things further as its provisions... »
One Solution – Delivering Blank Ballots via Internet
As noted in Part One of this series, one of the goals of the MOVE Act is to improve access to election materials such as voter registration forms and blank ballots. Examining why (and ignoring voter registration for the moment), we see that there are two parts to the process of voting from an... »
Overseas Vote Foundation: The MOVE Act in the News – Our Take
The MOVE Act was widely considered one of the bipartisan legislative success stories of 2009. We said earlier this year in our blog that it provides arguably the most significant changes for overseas and military voting since the original UOCAVA law passed in 1986. It passed largely because of the universal agreement — on... »
Pew Center Commends Uniform Law Commission for Military and Overseas Voters Act
Model law for states would remove obstacles and provide more time to vote in all elections The Uniform Law Commission (ULC) took a major step toward improving state election systems by approving the Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act at its annual meeting today. The model law would resolve longstanding, widespread voting problems in... »
VV Comments on Best Practices for Voting Systems Supporting Military and Overseas Voters
Given the current focus on UOCAVA implementation, the NIST draft Information System Security Best Practices for UOCAVA-Supporting Systems (referred to here as the Draft) is a timely and important document. A summary of security standards and guidelines “deemed most applicable for jurisdictions using IT systems to support UOCAVA voting” is indeed necessary at a... »
Comments on EAC UOCAVA Pilot Program Testing Requirements
This week the Elections Assistance Commission (EAC) released public comments submitted on their draft UOCAVA Pilot Program Testing Requirements. The EAC document spell outs testing and certification requirements for Internet voting pilot programs for military and overseas voters, partly in response to the requirements of the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment (MOVE) Act passed... »
Military and Overseas Voting Update
For members of the military, their families, and other United States citizens living overseas, voting has always presented unique challenges. Some of these problems include reliable delivery of blank ballots to the voters, secure and timely return of voted ballots, and authenticating that ballots were completed and returned by the same person they were... »
Verified Voting Comments on EAC Internet Pilot Requirements
April 30, 2010 U.S. Election Assistance Commission 1201 New York Ave, NW., Suite 300 Washington, DC 20005 RE: UOCAVA Pilot Program Testing Requirements: Public Comment Dear Commissioners, Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the proposed UOCAVA Pilot Program Testing Requirements. We appreciate the invitation for public input to such an important initiative. ... »
Is the Internet the Right Place for Our Ballots?
Fourth Annual UOCAVA Summit 2010 on Overseas and Military Voting Hosted by Overseas Vote Foundation in Munich: Election Administration and Voting Rights Thought Leaders Weigh in on the Future of Overseas Voting at Summit 2010 The recently enacted Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment (MOVE) Act – a federal law intended to strengthen the voting... »
Responsible Use of Technology for Overseas Voting
Last November, the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) contacted each State with recommendations for meeting the new requirements established in the MOVE Act with the goal of bringing the absentee voting success rate for Uniformed Service members, their families and citizens residing outside the U.S. in line with that of the general population. Verified... »
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