UOCAVA Voters and the Electronic Transmission of Voting Materials in Four States (released October 2007)
Section 245 of HAVA requires EAC to conduct a study of issues and challenges, specifically including the potential for election fraud, that are presented by the incorporation of communications and internet technologies in the Federal, state and local electoral process. 
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To begin to better understand the issues, challenges and potential for electronic voting, EAC undertook a series of case studies regarding four states’ experiences with developing programs for transmitting absentee ballots to UOCAVA voters.  These case studies, released in October 2007, describe the unique experiences of state’s experiences with transmitting ballots electronically, sending and accepting ballots electronically, and using internet voting.  

Voting from Abroad: A Survey of UOCAVA Voters (released September 2007)
The research study also surveyed UOCAVA voters regarding their reactions to, attitudes toward, and experiences with electronic voting. 
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Facilitating UOCAVA Voting Conference 
The final portion of the study involved conducting a national conference in September 2007 with state officials and interested parties. The conference served as a forum for the exchange of information regarding experiences with the electronic transmission of absentee ballots to UOCAVA voters.
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2006 Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Voting Act Survey (released September 2007)
In 2006, EAC used the Election Administration and Voting Survey instrument to collect comprehensive information about uniformed and overseas voters. The findings, released in September 2007, detail the number of UOCAVA ballots sent, received, and counted, and provide key findings and analysis. 
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2004 Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Voting Act Survey (released March 2006)
HAVA mandates that the Commission collect information related to the processes and procedures used to serve uniformed and overseas citizen voters. In 2004, the EAC undertook its first effort to collect nationwide data related to this issue. In March 2006, EAC published its first UOVACA Survey based on information collected regarding the number of ballots sent to and received from uniformed and overseas voters. 
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Best Practices for UOCAVA Voters (released September 2004)
This study was completed in September 2004 in consultation with the U.S. Department of Defense’s Federal Voting Assistance Program in order for EAC to meet its HAVA requirements under HAVA section 242.

This document is a review of information concerning UOCAVA voters provided by the Department of Defense Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) and information found in the FVAP-HAVA Interpretative Memo. EAC offers several recommendations based on its review of the information.
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