DISTRIBUTION – SDL No. 167
NON-STANDARD DISTRIBUTION
COMDTINST 1742.3L
6 Jun 2017
COMMANDANT INSTRUCTION 1742.3L
Subj: COAST GUARD VOTING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Ref: (a) Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act
(UOCAVA), Public Law 99-410
(b) Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP), DoD Instruction 1000.04
1. PURPOSE. This Instruction:
a. Applies for the use of all active duty Coast Guard members and their family members. It
encourages personnel to actively participate in the federal, state, and local electoral
processes of their home states.
b. Promulgates information about the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) and
implements the Coast Guard Voting Assistance Program (VAP) in accordance with
Reference (a), Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA),
Public Law 99-410.
c. Establishes policy and assigns responsibilities for the development and implementation of
the Voting Assistance Office (VAO) and procedures for persons to apply to register to
vote at recruiting offices, VAOs, and accession points.
2. ACTION. All Coast Guard unit commanders, commanding officers, officers-in-charge,
deputy/assistant commandants, and chiefs of headquarters staff elements shall comply with
the provisions of this Instruction. Internet release is authorized.
United States Coast Guard
2703 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE
Washington, DC 20593-7907
Staff Symbol: CG-1331
Phone: (202) 475-5372
Fax: (202) 475-5927
Email:
HQS-PolicyandStandards@uscg.mil
