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(15)Address-related
(10)Balloting Issues
(4)Deadlines
(6)Eligibility
(9)Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot
(9)Form Related Questions
(40)Glossary
(3)Party Affiliation
(1)Password Request
(9)Primaries
(10)Registration Issues
(9)Related Issues
(1)Security
(4)Technical, Phone #, and Printing Issues
(3)U.S. Citizens without Residency
(5)Voter Account & GDPR Requests
(3)Voter Identification
A federal election cycle lasts 2 years (the term of US
Representatives) and includes the associated primary and general
election for that office.
Therefore, since the voter registration / absentee ballot request is
good for 2 federal election ...
A ballot submitted (as by mail) in advance of an election by a voter
who is unable to be present at the ...
An officer of the armed forces holding by a commission a rank of
second lieutenant or ensign or above. ...
A person who relies on another for support. A dependent of a
uniformed service member may be a spouse or other family ...
For U.S. uniformed services on active duty, a domicile of origin is
the place he/she lived/were domiciled immediately before entering
active duty. ...
An election for the offices of President, Vice President,
Presidential elector, and Congressional offices (Member of the U.S.
Senate, and Member of the U.S. House of Representatives).
Delegates from the District of Columbia, and the territories of ...
The official federal government name given to the voter registration
form used by voters eligible to vote under the Uniformed and Overseas
Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA). The same form is used for
ballot requests and change-of-address requests. ...
1) An alternative, downloadable ballot, accepted by all states and
territories, which you can use to vote in federal elections for the
offices of President/Vice President, US Representative, and US
Senator.
2) A back-up ballot, only valid when a ...
For purposes of voter registration, an address other than your
Current Address where you can receive your blank ballot by ...
The election official in each U.S. voting jurisdiction responsible for
election administration at the district level. Contact information for
your Local Election Official can be found in the Election Official
Directory on our ...
A public officer who attests or certifies writings (as a deed) to
make them authentic and takes affidavits, depositions, and protests of
negotiable paper -- called also ...
A solemn attestation of the truth or inviolability of one's words; a
legal promise that one is telling the ...
A U.S. citizen voter, 18 years or older, living outside the U.S.
either temporarily or indefinitely. ...
A U.S. citizen voter, 18 years or older, living outside the U.S.
either temporarily or indefinitely. ...
"Civic engagement means working to make a difference in the civic
life of our communities and developing the combination of knowledge,
skills, values and motivation to make that difference. It means
promoting the quality of life in a community, ...
On the national level, refers to the person responsible for foreign
policy and is a member of the President's cabinet.
On the state level, the Secretary of State is an administrative
officer responsible for certain governmental functions. The ...
As in the "Republican Party," which is one of the two major political
parties in the ...
Free from party affiliation, bias or ...
A republic government is a type of government where the citizens
choose the leaders of their country and the people (or at least a part
of its people) have an impact on its government. In the United States,
James Madison defined republic in terms of ...
UOCAVA requires each Federal department and agency with personnel
covered by UOCAVA to have a voting assistance program. Each military
unit has a VAO and the Department of State has a VAO at select
embassies and ...
In its biennial Voting Assistance Guide (VAG), the Federal Voting
Assistance Program (FVAP) compiles absentee voting regulations, laws
and deadlines. This document is an important source of reference
information for those who assist overseas and ...
Passed by the Senate in October 2009, this act amends the Uniformed
and Overseas Citizens Voting Act, referred to as "UOCAVA".
Among other things, the MOVE Act:
* mandates a 45-day window for ballot transmission
* disallows the rejection of ...
Citizenship is the status given to a legal member of the United
States. Individuals can automatically be American citizens from birth
(known as birthright citizenship) if they are born within the U.S. or
if they are born to an American citizen. ...
Eligibility to vote in the U.S. is determined by both Federal and
state law. Currently, only citizens can vote in U.S. elections. Absent
of federal law or constitutional amendment, each State is given
considerable discretion to establish ...
A form of government in which the power to create and change laws is
either directly exercised by the people (direct democracy) or by means
of elected representatives of the people (representative democracy),
and is defined by the existence of popular ...
As in the "Democratic Party," which is one of the two major political
parties in the ...
Rather than directly voting for the President and Vice President, in
the U.S. voters choose electors. These electors meet formally elect
the President and Vice President of the U.S. The size of the Electoral
College is equal to the total membership of ...
The statutory right (legal right) giving a person the right to ...
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral United
States Congress, the lower house being the House of Representatives.
The composition and powers of the Senate and the House are established
in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. ...
Created in 1955 by the Federal Voting Assistance Act, the Federal
Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) is the federal government agency that
is responsible for implementing UOCAVA and is a part of the Department
of Defense. The FVAP also administers the ...
The United States House of Representatives is the lower house of the
bicameral United States Congress, the upper house being the United
States Senate.
The composition and powers of the House and the Senate are established
in Article One of the ...
An election involving state level officials such as the Governor,
Lieutenant Governor, and State ...
Current federal law that regulates voting for overseas and military
citizens, which was passed in 1985. UOCAVA requires the states and
territories to allow these citizens to register and vote in elections
for federal office using absentee voting ...
The mechanism for choosing which candidates will run for each party
in the final General Election. ...
Uniformed Services include the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force,
Coast Guard, Merchant Marine, Public Health Service Commissioned
Corps, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Commissioned Corps. ...
An absent uniformed services voter is a member of one of the U.S.
uniformed services, on active duty.
The uniformed services are the U.S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air
Force, and Coast Guard, as well as the Public Health Service
Commissioned Corps and ...
The district/election jurisdiction in which a vote is counted. This
could be a County, a City, a Town or a ...
For civilian U.S. citizens outside of the U.S. the voting residence is
the "Last U.S. Residence" or the last place you lived (were domiciled)
before leaving the U.S. The voting residence does not depend on where
you last voted.
Your "last US residence" ...
Your "last US residence" is meant to be your domicile.
Under traditional rules and state law, a person is permitted to
register and vote only in the place that constitutes his/her domicile.
Different rules apply to active duty servicemembers, but ...
A person asked to be present at a transaction so as to be able to
testify to its having taken ...
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