UOCAVA (Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act)

Definition

A federal law passed in 1986 that requires states to allow members of the military, their families, and Americans living abroad to register and vote absentee in federal elections. It sets certain minimum standards to protect these voters' access to the ballot.

Examples

• •UOCAVA is at the center of this case because respondents claim it requires Mississippi to count absentee ballots from covered voters that arrive after Election Day but were mailed on time.

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