UOCAVA
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UOCAVA is a U.S. federal law that guarantees absentee voting rights in federal elections for military members and U.S. citizens residing overseas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| UOCAVA canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1446319 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: UOCAVA Context triple: [Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, shortName, UOCAVA]
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UNOCI
UNOCI was a United Nations peacekeeping mission established to help stabilize Côte d’Ivoire during and after its civil conflicts.
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Owaneco
Owaneco was a prominent Mohegan sachem (chief) known for his leadership and land dealings in colonial New England during the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
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UCA
UCA is the Unicode Collation Algorithm, a Unicode standard that defines a language-independent method for ordering and comparing Unicode text.
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UNOV
UNOV is one of the main United Nations headquarters, located in Vienna, Austria, hosting various UN offices and agencies focused on issues such as drugs and crime, outer space affairs, and industrial development.
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E.
UVA
UVA is the University of Virginia, a major public research university in Charlottesville known for its strong academics and NCAA Division I athletic programs.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: UOCAVA Target entity description: UOCAVA is a U.S. federal law that guarantees absentee voting rights in federal elections for military members and U.S. citizens residing overseas.
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A.
UNOCI
UNOCI was a United Nations peacekeeping mission established to help stabilize Côte d’Ivoire during and after its civil conflicts.
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B.
Owaneco
Owaneco was a prominent Mohegan sachem (chief) known for his leadership and land dealings in colonial New England during the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
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C.
UCA
UCA is the Unicode Collation Algorithm, a Unicode standard that defines a language-independent method for ordering and comparing Unicode text.
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D.
UNOV
UNOV is one of the main United Nations headquarters, located in Vienna, Austria, hosting various UN offices and agencies focused on issues such as drugs and crime, outer space affairs, and industrial development.
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E.
UVA
UVA is the University of Virginia, a major public research university in Charlottesville known for its strong academics and NCAA Division I athletic programs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
ⓘ
election law ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Federal Voting Assistance Program
ⓘ
Department of Defense ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Department of Defense
|
| amendedBy |
Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act
ⓘ
surface form:
Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
U.S. citizens residing outside the United States
ⓘ
U.S. citizens temporarily residing overseas ⓘ eligible family members of uniformed service members ⓘ members of the U.S. Merchant Marine ⓘ members of the uniformed services ⓘ |
| appliesToElectionsFor |
President of the United States
ⓘ
United States House of Representatives ⓘ United States Senate ⓘ Vice President of the United States ⓘ |
| codifiedAs | 52 U.S.C. §§ 20301–20311 ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Title 52 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coversElectionType |
general elections for federal office
ⓘ
primary elections for federal office ⓘ runoff elections for federal office ⓘ |
| doesNotDirectlyCover | state and local elections ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 1986-12-31 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
United States Department of Justice
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Department of Justice
|
| fullName | Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act ⓘ |
| guarantees | absentee voting rights in federal elections ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | UOCAVA self-link ⓘ |
| influenced | state laws on military and overseas absentee voting ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal elections in the United States ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| provides |
Federal Post Card Application (FPCA) mechanism
ⓘ
Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot (FWAB) as a backup ballot ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | Public Law 99-410 ⓘ |
| purpose | to protect the voting rights of certain U.S. citizens who are absent from their voting jurisdiction ⓘ |
| region |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| replaced |
Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Voting Assistance Act of 1955
Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act ⓘ
surface form:
Overseas Citizens Voting Rights Act of 1975
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| requiresStatesTo |
accept and process the Federal Post Card Application
ⓘ
allow eligible voters to register and vote absentee in federal elections ⓘ provide absentee ballots to covered voters ⓘ transmit absentee ballots to UOCAVA voters within specified timeframes ⓘ |
| shortCitation | UOCAVA self-link ⓘ |
| signedBy | Jimmy Carter ⓘ |
| signedOn | 1986-08-28 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
absentee voting
ⓘ
military voting rights ⓘ overseas voting rights ⓘ |
| yearAmended | 2009 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: UOCAVA Description of subject: UOCAVA is a U.S. federal law that guarantees absentee voting rights in federal elections for military members and U.S. citizens residing overseas.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.