Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:abbreviation	UOCAVA
gptkbp:administeredBy	gptkb:Federal_Voting_Assistance_Program
gptkbp:appliesTo	U.S. citizens residing outside the United States eligible family members of uniformed service members members of the Merchant Marine members of the Uniformed Services
gptkbp:citation	52 U.S.C. §§ 20301–20311
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:coversElectionType	federal elections
gptkbp:dateEnacted	1986
gptkbp:enactedBy	gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:purpose	to allow U.S. citizens overseas and uniformed service members to vote absentee in federal elections
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Help_America_Vote_Act Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act
gptkbp:requires	states to allow absentee registration and voting for eligible citizens covered by the Act
gptkbp:signedBy	gptkb:Ronald_Reagan
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:United_States_federal_voting_legislation gptkb:United_States_federal_election_legislation gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Justice_Civil_Rights_Division
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act