Post-Election Survey of Overseas Citizens

Attachment 3b

2nd E-mail -- 1st E-mail Reminder
November 15, 2010
E-mail Subject: 2010 Post-Election Voting Survey of Overseas Civilians

We recently contacted you requesting your participation in the Federal Voting Assistance
Program’s “2010 Post-Election Voting Survey of Overseas Civilians” about absentee
voting. If you have completed the survey, thank you. Your participation is greatly
appreciated. If you have not responded to the survey, please take a few minutes now to
do so. The survey is located at this secure Web site:
https://www.drcsurveys.com/DMDC/overseas.
The survey is administered by our contractor, Data Recognition Corporation, an
experienced survey operations company. Click the address above and you will be
directed to a secure Web site to complete the survey. If that does not work, "copy and
paste" this address into the Web address box of your Internet browser. Be sure to enter
the address into the Web address box, not into a search engine, such as Google. You may
be prompted with a security alert. If so, follow the instructions and proceed to the secure
survey Web site.
The survey is authorized by the Uniformed and Overseas Civilians Absentee Voting Act
of 1986 and helps determine voter participation as well as any problems you or others
like you may have experienced with absentee voting. While participation is voluntary,
your comments and recommendations are critical to the effort of improving the Federal
Voting Assistance Program and the absentee voting process. The data will not be shared
with the Internal Revenue Service.
If you have any questions about this survey, or would like more information on the FVAP
Post-Election Voting Survey Program, please contact Mr. Allan White (FVAP), who can
be reached at 1-800-438-VOTE or e-mail [email protected].
For your convenience, DMDC has set up a telephone line for anyone who wishes to
verify the survey’s legitimacy. Call 1-703-696-7427 for a list of current DMDC surveys.
In accordance with DoD Instruction 8910.01, all data collection in the Department must
be licensed and show that license as an Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Control Number with an expiration date. The OMB for this survey is OMB# [OMB
NUMBER], expiring [OMB DATE].
If you have any technical questions, please contact our Survey Processing Center by emailing [email protected].
Thank you very much for participating in the “2010 Post-Election Voting Survey of
Overseas Civilians.”

3rd E-mail – 2nd E-mail Reminder
December 6, 2010
E-mail Subject: We Need Your Help! 2010 Post-Election Voting Survey of Overseas
Civilians

Your participation is critical to the success of the “2010 Post-Election Voting Survey of
Overseas Civilians.” If you haven’t already, we strongly encourage you to take a few
minutes now to complete the survey. You are eligible to take the survey even if you
voted in person, did not vote in the 2010 elections, or did not require assistance in voting
absentee. If you have already completed and returned the survey, thank you!
The survey is at this secure Web site: https://www.drcsurveys.com/DMDC/overseas.
The survey is administered by our contractor, Data Recognition Corporation, an
experienced survey operations company. Click the address above and you will be
directed to a secure Web site to complete the survey. If that does not work, "copy and
paste" this address into the Web address box of your Internet browser. Be sure to enter
the address into the Web address box, not into a search engine, such as Google. You may
be prompted with a security alert. If so, follow the instructions and proceed to the secure
survey Web site.
The survey asks about voter participation, method of voting, possible use of voting
assistance services, and related topics. The aggregated survey results will be reported to
the President and to Congress and will be used to improve voting services. If this e-mail
is addressed to a minor child, a non-American civilian, or someone no longer living
overseas, we still encourage you to take only a few minutes to start the survey. You will
then be directed to the end after indicating you were not an eligible overseas voter.
If you have any questions about this survey, or would like more information on the FVAP
Post-Election Voting Survey Program, please contact Mr. Allan White (FVAP), who can
be reached at 1-800-438-VOTE or e-mail [email protected].
For your convenience, DMDC has set up a telephone line for anyone who wishes to
verify the survey’s legitimacy. Call 1-703-696-7427 for a list of current DMDC surveys.
In accordance with DoD Instruction 8910.01, all data collection in the Department must
be licensed and show that license as an Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Control Number with an expiration date. The OMB for this survey is OMB# [OMB
NUMBER], expiring [OMB DATE].
It is not necessary to complete the survey in one sitting. You can start and stop as
necessary. If you have any technical questions or concerns, please contact our Survey
Processing Center by e-mailing: [email protected].
Thank you for participating in the “2010 Post-Election Voting Survey of Overseas
Civilians.”

4th E-mail – 3rd E-mail Reminder
December 20, 2010
E-mail Subject: 2010 Post-Election Voting Survey of Overseas Civilians

We are counting on you to make the “2010 Post-Election Voting Survey of Overseas
Civilians” a success. If you have not responded to the survey, please take a few minutes
now to do so. If you have completed the survey, thank you. Your participation is greatly
appreciated.
You are eligible to take the survey even if you voted in person, did not vote in the
2010 general election, or did not require assistance in voting absentee. If this letter is
addressed to a minor child, a non-American citizen, or someone no longer living
overseas, we still encourage you to take a few minutes to start the survey. You will
be directed to the end of the survey after indicating you were not an eligible overseas
voter.
The survey is at this secure Web site: https://www.drcsurveys.com/DMDC/overseas
The survey is administered by our contractor, Data Recognition Corporation, an
experienced survey operations company. Click the address above and you will be
directed to a secure Web site to complete the survey. If that does not work, "copy and
paste" this address into the Web address box of your Internet browser. Be sure to enter
the address into the Web address box, not into a search engine, such as Google. You may
be prompted with a security alert. If so, follow the instructions and proceed to the secure
survey Web site
If you have any questions about this survey, or would like more information on the FVAP
Post-Election Voting Survey Program, please contact Mr. Allan White (FVAP), who can
be reached at 1-800-438-VOTE or e-mail [email protected].
For your convenience, DMDC has set up a telephone line for anyone who wishes to
verify the survey’s legitimacy. Call 1-703-696-7427 for a list of current DMDC surveys.
In accordance with DoD Instruction 8910.01, all data collection in the Department must
be licensed and show that license as an Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Control Number with an expiration date. The OMB for this survey is OMB# [OMB
NUMBER], expiring [OMB DATE].

If you have any technical questions, please contact our Survey Processing Center by emailing: [email protected]. They will be very happy to assist you
Thank you for participating in the “2010 Post-Election Voting Survey of Overseas
Civilians.”

5th E-mail – Final E-mail Reminder
January 5, 2011
E-mail Subject: 2010 Post-Election Voting Survey of Overseas Civilians

For those who have completed the “2010 Post-Election Voting Survey of Overseas
Civilians,” thank you. If not, there are only a few days remaining before we will have to
close the Web site. You are eligible to take the survey even if you voted in person, did
not vote in the 2010 general election, or did not require assistance in voting absentee.
Please take the time today to take the survey before the Web site closes on January 11,
2011.
The Web site for the survey is: https://www.drcsurveys.com/DMDC/overseas.
If you have partially completed the survey, but have not clicked the “Submit” button,
please go back, log onto the Web site, complete as many items as you can and submit the
survey to us. After January 11, 2011, we will consider whatever items you have
completed to be your intended response.
The survey is administered by our contractor, Data Recognition Corporation, an
experienced survey operations company. Click the address above and you will be
directed to a secure Web site to complete the survey. If that does not work, "copy and
paste" this address into the Web address box of your Internet browser. Be sure to enter
the address into the Web address box, not into a search engine, such as Google.
If you have any questions about this survey, or would like more information on the FVAP
Post-Election Voting Survey Program, please contact Mr. Allan White (FVAP), who can
be reached at 1-800-438-VOTE or e-mail [email protected].
For your convenience, DMDC has set up a telephone line for anyone who wishes to
verify the survey’s legitimacy. Call 1-703-696-7427 for a list of current DMDC surveys.
In accordance with DoD Instruction 8910.01, all data collection in the Department must
be licensed and show that license as an Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Control Number with an expiration date. The OMB for this survey is OMB# [OMB
NUMBER], expiring [OMB DATE].
Please contact our Survey Processing Center by e-mailing:
[email protected], if you cannot access the Web site or if have any
technical questions.
Thank you for helping to make this important effort a success.