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Experts urge Montana to tighten UOCAVA rules: require citizenship proof, separate military/non‑military rules, limit electronic ballot return
Summary
Heather Honey briefed the committee on the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) and urged statutory changes including documentary proof of citizenship for overseas applicants, separation of military and non‑military rules, clearer deadlines and limiting electronic ballot return except where no alternative exists.
Heather Honey, an expert on overseas absentee voting, told the Senate State Administration and Veterans Affairs Committee that UOCAVA (the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act) obligates states to accept the federal postcard application but leaves the states discretion on many policy details such as residency rules, identification requirements and ballot return methods.
Honey explained that the MOVE Act amendment requires states to transmit ballots to overseas applicants 45 days before an election if the application arrives in time, and that UOCAVA covers both military voters and a growing number of non‑military…
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