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1 UOCAVA What we know What works Dr. Donald S. Inbody Texas State University

2 The Main Problem Returning a marked ballot to the local election official

3 The Main Problem Returning a marked ballot to the local election official and… Very low overseas voter turnout rate Civilian Overseas - ~ 12.1 % (4.9 million overseas) Military Overseas - ~ 19 % (571,000 overseas)

4 What can we solve statutorily? The overseas and military absentee balloting process

5 What can we solve statutorily? The overseas and military absentee balloting process We can’t fix the turnout rate, but… We can minimize the hurdles and barriers

6 The Main Problem UOCAVA ballot return rate: 20082012 Overall 69 % 74 % Civilian overseas 70 %~ 75 % Military 67 % ~ 72 %

7 Still… 1/3 of mailed UOCAVA ballots are returned undeliverable

8 Still… 1/3 of mailed UOCAVA ballots are returned undeliverable 22 % - missing or late ballot

9 Still… 1/3 of mailed UOCAVA ballots are returned undeliverable 22 % - missing or late ballot 1/3 of rejected UOCAVA ballots were not counted because they were late

10 Still… 1/3 of mailed UOCAVA ballots are returned undeliverable 22 % - missing or late ballot 1/3 of rejected UOCAVA ballots were not counted because they were late FWAB confusion – 1/3 of FWABs are rejected

11 Voting Process Overview Graphic used by permission of Overseas Vote Foundation

12 What we know Return of UOCAVA ballots is up this year likely due to experience and education Electronic blank ballot instructions are confusing “Ph.D. in origami” Wide variation in state election laws are confusing Deadline for received ballot (E + 0, E+ 5, E+10) FWAB acceptance (FPCA)

13 Recommendations Electronic ballot delivery and mail tracking Extended ballot receipt time Electronic ballot return FWAB as dual-purpose document Extended ballot pre-processing time Flexibility for local election officials Proxy administration (in limited cases) Overseas and military voter education (FVAP & States)

14 Data Collection Differentiate between overseas and domestic military Post-election survey validation study

15 UOCAVA Dr. Donald S. Inbody Texas State University

16 Contact Information Dr. Donald S. Inbody Texas State University 601 University Drive San Marcos, TX 78610 inbody@txstate.edu (512) 923-0704

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