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"Defining the Universe: The Problem of Counting UOCAVA Voters"

Prepared by Dr. Claire M. Smith for the OVF Research $ewsletter, May 2009 The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) defines an overseas voter as: 1. an absent uniformed services voter who, by reason of active duty or service is absent from the United States on the date of the election involved; 2. a person who resides outside the United States and is qualified to vote in the last place in which the person was domiciled before leaving the United States; or 3. a person who resides outside the United States and (but for such residence) would be qualified to vote in the last place in which the person was domiciled before leaving the United States. Identifying and counting the number of individuals coved by this definition is not simple. In fact, the most common question in UOCAVA research and reporting, and also the most hotly debated topic, involves determining the number of potential overseas voters. Just how many American voters live abroad? The US Census Bureau Census included approximately 580,000 federal employees and dependents (226,363 military personnel, 30,576 civilian employees, and 319,428 dependents of military and civilian employees) in their 2000 apportionments (U.S. Census Bureau 2001). The Department of Defense Personnel and Procurement Statistics reported..."

“DOD denies D.C. military ballot law waiver”
Posted: 7:00 pm Sun, August 29, 2010
By Associated Press

http://mddailyrecord.com/2010/08/29/dod-denies-dc-military-ballot-law-waiver/

And the Republicans form a ‘review’ committee:

“Republicans to review absentee ballot problems”
By Rick Maze - Staff writer
Posted : Wednesday Nov 3, 2010 14:46:08 EDT

http://www.armytimes.com/news/2010/11/military-absentee-voting-investigation-110310w/

Oooooo. I’m so impressed.

And in which states were/are votes and ‘outcomes’ midnight/trunk/fraudulent votes and races? Hmmmmmmm?

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