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 2007-06-14 monographic deposited born digital 55 p. GA 1.13:GAO-07-774 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-774 P0b002ee180379e73 f:d07774 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-774 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-774 GAO-07-774 Absentee voting Americans abroad Data transmission E-mail Elections Information security Internet Internet privacy Program evaluation Voting DOD Federal Voting Assistance Program Other Written Product A70748 The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) protects the rights of military personnel, their dependents, and overseas citizens to vote by absentee ballot. The Department of Defense (DOD) and others have reported that absentee voting, which relies primarily on mail, can be slow and may, in certain circumstances, serve to disenfranchise these voters. In 2004, Congress required DOD to develop an Internet-based absentee voting demonstration project and required the Election Assistance Commission--which reviews election procedures--to develop guidelines for DOD's project. In 2006, Congress required DOD to report, by May 15, 2007, on plans for expanding its use of electronic voting technologies and required GAO to assess efforts by (1) DOD to facilitate electronic absentee voting and (2) the Commission to develop Internet voting guidelines and DOD to develop an Internet-based demonstration project. GAO also assessed DOD's efforts to develop plans to expand its use of electronic voting technologies. GAO interviewed officials and reviewed and analyzed documents related to these efforts. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-774/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-774.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-774/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-774.pdf GAO-07-774 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-774 Other Written Product GAO-07-774; Elections: Action Plans Needed to Fully Address Challenges in Electronic Absentee Voting Initiatives for Military and Overseas Citizens; Absentee voting Americans abroad Data transmission E-mail Elections Information security Internet Internet privacy Program evaluation Voting DOD Federal Voting Assistance Program Public Law 109-234