Overseas and Military Absentee Voters Continue to Face Voting Difficulties
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February 8, 2007, Washington, D.C. Voting difficulties remain for U.S. Overseas and Military Absentee voters according to survey results announced today by the Overseas Vote Foundation. These difficulties include late and non-arriving ballots, missed registration deadlines, inability to get ballots witnessed or notarized, and confusing residency validation requirements.
The survey was conducted by the nonprofit, nonpartisan Overseas Vote Foundation. It was emailed to 46,144 overseas and military voters between November 8, 2006 and January 6, 2007. Total responses to the survey were 4,506.
The countries with the most respondents were Canada (25%), UK (11%), Germany (8%), France (6%), Australia (5%) and Japan (4%). The number of countries with at least one respondent was 142. The states in which the most respondents indicated they would vote were California (17%), NY (17%), Pennsylvania (5%), Illinois (5%) and Texas (5%). 55% of the respondents utilized the Internet in their voter registration or ballot request process in the 2006 election.
Additional detail is included in the survey results report. The survey results report is available on the OVF website at http://www.overseasvotefoundation.org.
Additional data regarding the absentee ballot process by overseas and military voters will be available when the in-process OVF 2006 Election Official Survey is completed in the spring of 2007.
Contact: Overseas Vote Foundation
susan@overseasvotefoundation.org
Susan Dzieduszycka-Suinat
US Tel: +1 202 470 2480
Overseas Tel: +49 89 649 391 33
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Further Information
Overseas Vote Foundation (OVF) was founded in 2005 to assist uniformed and overseas American citizens in registering to vote in federal elections. The corporation is registered in Delaware. OVF is the first and only nonprofit, nonpartisan 501(c)(3) public charity organization dedicated solely to serving the voter registration needs of UOCAVA voters. As a public charity, OVF relies on donations to maintain its operations.
February 8, 2007, Washington, D.C. Voting difficulties remain for U.S. Overseas and Military Absentee voters according to survey results announced today by the Overseas Vote Foundation. These difficulties include late and non-arriving ballots, missed registration deadlines, inability to get ballots witnessed or notarized, and confusing residency validation requirements.
The survey was conducted by the nonprofit, nonpartisan Overseas Vote Foundation. It was emailed to 46,144 overseas and military voters between November 8, 2006 and January 6, 2007. Total responses to the survey were 4,506.
The countries with the most respondents were Canada (25%), UK (11%), Germany (8%), France (6%), Australia (5%) and Japan (4%). The number of countries with at least one respondent was 142. The states in which the most respondents indicated they would vote were California (17%), NY (17%), Pennsylvania (5%), Illinois (5%) and Texas (5%). 55% of the respondents utilized the Internet in their voter registration or ballot request process in the 2006 election.
Additional detail is included in the survey results report. The survey results report is available on the OVF website at http://www.overseasvotefoundation.org.
Additional data regarding the absentee ballot process by overseas and military voters will be available when the in-process OVF 2006 Election Official Survey is completed in the spring of 2007.
Contact: Overseas Vote Foundation
susan@overseasvotefoundation.org
Susan Dzieduszycka-Suinat
US Tel: +1 202 470 2480
Overseas Tel: +49 89 649 391 33
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Further Information
Overseas Vote Foundation (OVF) was founded in 2005 to assist uniformed and overseas American citizens in registering to vote in federal elections. The corporation is registered in Delaware. OVF is the first and only nonprofit, nonpartisan 501(c)(3) public charity organization dedicated solely to serving the voter registration needs of UOCAVA voters. As a public charity, OVF relies on donations to maintain its operations.
