Assessment of Voting Assistance Programs for Calendar Year 2011

Abstract

Title 10, United States Code, Section 1566, (10 U.S.C. 1566), as amended, requires the Inspectors General (IGs) of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps to annually review compliance with their own Service's voting assistance programs, review the effectiveness of those programs, and report results to the Department of Defense Inspector General (DoDIG) in time to be reflected in the DoDIG annual report. Federal law 10 U.S.C. 1566 also requires the DoDIG to report to Congress not later than March 31st of each year on voting assistance programs during the preceding calendar year. In accordance with the law, we received reports from the Army, Naval, Air Force, and Marine Corps IGs covering calendar year 2011. In all cases, the Service IGs provided details in the following five functional areas: staffing, training, material distribution, communication and information, and command emphasis. We reviewed the Service IG reports and certain supporting data, as needed; met with senior IG representatives from the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps; discussed their data collection procedures; and evaluated the criteria they used as a basis for their conclusions. We also summarized and compiled their reports. The Army, Naval, Air Force, and Marine Corps IGs reported that their Service voting assistance programs were effective and compliant with relevant policy, regulation, and public law. Their assessments also identified areas in which Service voting assistance programs could be improved. Details of the Service IG assessments are summarized in this report; individual Service results in the five functional areas identified above are presented in chart form at Appendix B, and the individual Service IG reports are attached in their entirety at Appendices C through F.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 30, 2012
Accession Number
ADA559116

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  • Kenneth P. Moorefield

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  • United States Department of Defense

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