Federal Voting Assistance Program: Difference between revisions

The Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) is a component of the Office of the [[Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness]] (P&R). FVAP administers the federal responsibilities of the [[Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act]] (UOCAVA) of 1986. FVAP was created under the Federal Voting Assistance Act of 1955 that was signed into law by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to assist [[United States Armed Forces#Personnel|military service members]], [[United States federal civil service|civilian federal government employees]], and their families to vote by absentee ballot.<ref>{{cite report|last=Garrett|first=R. Sam|date=October 26, 2016|title=The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act: Overview and Issues|publisher=Congressional Research Service|page=9|url=https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/RS/RS20764|access-date=December 16, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{uspl|84|296}}, {{usstat|69|584}}</ref>  The act has been amended on several occasions, the most notable of which was the [[Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act]] (MOVE) in 2009. The act covers more than six million potential voters: active duty members of the [[Uniformed services of the United States|Uniformed Services]], including the [[United States Coast Guard|Coast Guard]], [[United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps|Public Health Service Commissioned Corps]], the [[United States Merchant Marine|Merchant Marine]], the [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] (NOAA), and their voting-age dependents, as well as U.S. citizens residing outside the United States. FVAP acts on behalf of the [[United States Secretary of Defense]], who is UOCAVA's presidential designee per [[Executive order (United States)|Executive Order]] [[Executive Order 12642|12642]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fvap.gov/info/about|title=About FVAP|website=Federal Voting Assistance Program|access-date=2016-08-03}}</ref>