United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2006-09-28 monographic deposited born digital 26 p. GA 1.13:GAO-06-1134T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-1134T P0b002ee1803845cf f:d061134t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-1134T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-1134T GAO-06-1134T Absentee voting Americans abroad Elections Federal forms Military personnel Program evaluation Program management Surveys Voting Program goals or objectives DOD Federal Voting Assistance Program Testimony A61584 The narrow margin of victory in the 2000 presidential election raised concerns about the extent to which members of the military and their dependents living abroad were able to vote via absentee ballot. In September 2001, GAO made recommendations to address variances in the Department of Defense's (DOD) Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP). Along with the military services, FVAP is responsible for educating and assisting military personnel in the absentee voting process. Leading up to the 2004 presidential election, Members of Congress raised concerns about efforts under FVAP to facilitate absentee voting. This testimony, which draws on prior GAO work, addresses three questions: (1) How did FVAP's assistance efforts differ between the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections? (2) What actions did DOD take in response to prior GAO recommendations on absentee voting? and (3) What challenges remain in providing voting assistance to military personnel? https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-1134T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-1134T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-1134T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-1134T.pdf GAO-06-1134T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-1134T Testimony GAO-06-1134T; Elections: DOD Expands Voting Assistance to Military Absentee Voters, but Challenges Remain; Absentee voting Americans abroad Elections Federal forms Military personnel Program evaluation Program management Surveys Voting Program goals or objectives DOD Federal Voting Assistance Program Public Law 107-252