AP:

Donald Trump this week claimed without evidence that anyone living overseas can get a ballot mailed to them, even if they are not eligible to vote, falsely accusing Democrats of subverting a 1986 law to win in November.

The former Republican president’s allegation focuses on the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, or UOCAVA, which protects the rights of U.S. citizens living abroad, including members of the military and their families, to vote in federal elections by absentee ballot. UOCAVA was amended in 2009 by the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act, or MOVE, which added more protections.

Trump claimed that Democrats will “use UOCAVA to get ballots, a program that emails ballots overseas without any citizenship check or verification of identity, whatsoever” and that “anyone can get a ballot emailed to them!” Trump also suggested that this might indicate “foreign interference” in the 2024 election….

Local election officials verify the identity and eligibility of those abroad who register to vote absentee, contrary to Trump’s claim, just as they would for anyone living in the U.S.

Individuals register and request ballots by sending a Federal Post Card Application, or FPCA, to the election office in their state of voting residence — often the address at which they last lived in the U.S. They must submit the FPCA each year to receive absentee ballots for all elections held during that time.

All voters, including those overseas, must confirm under penalty of perjury that they are U.S. citizens when they sign their registration form. A 1996 U.S. law makes it illegal for noncitizens to vote in federal elections. Violators can be fined or imprisoned for up to a year. They can also be deported.