Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act
Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act: UOCAVA citizens are U.
Also known as: UOCAVA
Definition
UOCAVA citizens are U. S. citizens who are active members of the Uniformed Services, the Merchant Marine, and the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, their eligible family members, and U. S. citizens residing outside the United States. This Act provides the legal basis for these citizens' absentee voting requirements for federal offices.
Alternative Definitions
- Definition 2
(UOCAVA) UOCAVA citizens are U. S. citizens who are active members of the Uniformed Services, the Merchant Marine, and the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, their eligible family members, and U. S. citizens residing outside the United States. This Act provides the legal basis for these citizens' absentee voting requirements for federal offices.
- Definition 3
Act of Congress in 1986 requiring that the states and territories allow certain groups of citizens to register and vote absentee in elections for Federal offices.