Military and Overseas Voters in 2012

  • The most common obstacle to completing the voter registration process, cited by 30 percent of respondents, was missing the registration deadline.
  • The number of voters who received their ballot electronically increased significantly: 52 percent of respondents in 2012 compared with 22 percent in 2010.
  • By October 15, slightly more than 40 percent of respondents had returned their ballots.
  • Fifteen percent of respondents returned ballots electronically—either by fax, email, or uploading their ballot onto their state’s official election website.