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section: Overseas Vote Foundation launches new registration and absentee voter application The Overseas Vote Foundation has announced the launch of RAVA, its new Registration and Absentee Voter Application, accessible through www.ovf-rava.org, www.overseasvotefoundation.org and www.overseasvote.org. RAVA is the first nonpartisan, secure, Internet-based voter registration solution for both military and overseas citizen voters. “RAVA is to voter registration what ‘Turbo Tax’ is to filing taxes. It’s the right ool for the job,” said Susan Dzieduszycka-Suinat, OVF Executive Director. “As of today, eligible American civilian and military voters anywhere in the world can use RAVA to complete their voter registration in as little as five minutes. The system provides the voter with a mailing address and state-specific signing instructions,” continued Ms. Dzieduszycka-Suinat. An estimated seven million overseas citizens and uniformed services members, whose voting program falls under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA), are eligible to use the system. UOCAVA voters include civilians and US government employees abroad, active duty military both within and outside of the US, and their accompanying dependents. "We expect RAVA to have a tremendous impact on the number of UOCAVA voters registering for the November 7th 2006 General Election. OVF will lead UOCAVA online voter registration in 2006 and beyond,” stated Ms. Dzieduszycka-Suinat. UOCAVA voters must comply with the Federal Voter Assistance Program (FVAP) voter registration system. The Federal Voter Assistance Guide (FVAG) comprises 462 pages to accompany the Federal Post Card Application (FPCA) voter registration form. RAVA automates the 55 different sets of state/territory-specific requirements set forth in the FVAG; thereby shielding the voter from the complexity of the UOCAVA voter registration process. RAVA guides the voter through the registration process asking question which pertain to the voter’s state-specific regulations. Its integrated database includes every address for the 7,838 local election offices, and is continually being updated. OVF uses the Internet to provide the most up-to-date, accurate local election office addresses and regularly updated registration deadlines --- both of which are constantly subject to change.
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