Justice Department Files Statement of Interest to Protect the Rights of Military and Overseas Voters

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Justice Department Files Statement of Interest to Protect the Rights of Military and Overseas Voters in Georgia

WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice today filed a Statement of Interest in a Georgia federal court to help ensure that uniformed service members serving their country away from home, their family members absent with them, and American citizens living overseas have the opportunity to participate fully in Georgia’s 2020 federal elections. The Statement of Interest is part of the Department of Justice’s continued efforts to enforce the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA).

“Our filing today reflects the Justice Department’s unwavering commitment to ensuring that military and overseas voters are afforded a meaningful opportunity to participate in federal elections,” said Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband for the Civil Rights Division. “We will continue to ensure that the ability of our brave men and women serving in the military and our citizens residing overseas to participate fully in all federal elections is not infringed, and we will also continue to closely monitor challenges to voting practices to ensure that those challenges do not result in a violation of federal law.”

“The right to vote is fundamental to our democracy,” said Byung J. Pak, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia. “My office will continue to devote resources to ensure that this fundamental right is protected for all citizens, especially the men and women serving in our military overseas.”

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-files-statement-interest-protect-rights-military-and-overseas-voters