Nevada Officials, MOVE Act Violation, Nevada 2010

Nevada Officials to Pay Price for MOVE Act Violation

Washington – In a shocking revelation, Nevada officials have been caught violating the 2009 Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act (MOVE Act), leaving military service members and U.S. citizens living overseas without a say in the Nov. 2, 2010, federal general election.

According to sources, the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) requires states to allow uniformed service voters and overseas citizens to register to vote and to vote absentee for all elections for federal office. However, Nevada officials failed to meet this requirement, leaving 34 UOCAVA voters in Elko County without their absentee ballots until it was too late.

Following an inquiry by the Justice Department, Nevada officials reported that a ballot printing delay led to the failure to send absentee ballots by the 45-day deadline. To address this MOVE Act violation, the Nevada Secretary of State adopted an emergency regulation to provide an additional six days for Elko County’s UOCAVA voters to return their ballots, provided they are executed and sent by Election Day.

Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Perez praised Nevada officials for working quickly and cooperatively with the Justice Department to adopt measures that ensured the state’s military and overseas voters would have their votes counted in the upcoming election. “Our uniformed service members and other overseas citizens deserve to have a meaningful opportunity to participate in the election of our nation’s leaders, and to know that their votes will be counted,” Perez said.

The Justice Department has previously reached agreements with Wisconsin, Alaska, Colorado, District of Columbia, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Hawaii, and has filed a lawsuit against Guam to ensure that military service members and other U.S. citizens living overseas have the opportunity to participate fully in the upcoming election.

Complaints may be reported to the Voting Section of the Civil Rights Division at 1-800-253-3931. More information about UOCAVA and other federal voting laws is available on the Justice Department’s website at www.usdoj.gov/crt/voting/misc/activ_uoc.htm.

Mandatory Facts: Defendant: Nevada officials (official name not specified), Crime: MOVE Act Violation, State: Nevada, Year: 2010. Outcome: Nevada officials adopted an emergency regulation to provide additional time for UOCAVA voters to return their ballots.

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