The objective of this evaluation was to assess the effectiveness of the Military Services’ voting assistance programs based on 2024 annual reviews by the respective Service Offices of Inspector General (OIGs), and in accordance with section 1566, title 10, United States Code, 2020, as amended.
Public Law 99–410, “The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act” (UOCAVA), as modified by the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act and other provisions, establishes various voting assistance programs intended to help overseas Service members, their families, and other eligible personnel with the absentee voting process. UOCAVA applies to U.S. citizens who are active members of the Uniformed Services, Merchant Marine, Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration who are absent from the place of residence where they are qualified to vote; their eligible family members; and other U.S. citizens residing outside of the United States and absent from the place of residence where they are otherwise qualified to vote.