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Pentagon Seeks (Better) Voting Access For Service Members

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Posted by Sherry 2010-01-09 16:30|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 they have secure electronic access - let them register and vote electronically

Posted by Frank G 2010-01-09 17:12|| 2010-01-09 17:12|| Front Page Top

#2 Play the liberal card - make the military a 'protected group' before the law. So when the people running elections get ballots out with insufficient time to allow the military to vote both an injunction in the process and civil rights violations against the miscreants can be effectively filed.

Posted by Procopius2k 2010-01-09 18:25|| 2010-01-09 18:25|| Front Page Top

#3 The article is somewhat misleading. While this might be true:

"Only about six or seven out of every 10 absentee ballots cast by military members are successfully cast."

It doesn't change the fact that service personnel rarely vote. The ballots received in 2006 represented only about 5% of the number eligible to vote.

When I was in the service, the only election I voted in was 1980 for Reagan. And then only because I happened to be home on leave and went to the registrars office, registered and requested an absentee ballot in person in my home state.

Posted by crosspatch 2010-01-09 22:06|| 2010-01-09 22:06|| Front Page Top

#4 It doesn't change the fact that service personnel rarely vote. The ballots received in 2006 represented only about 5% of the number eligible to vote.

Crosspatch, your statment might be true if reworded to reflect the view that only about 5% were received in time to be counted due to insuffucient lead time from the states for the mailing. Washington state has been struggling with this for the past 2 federal elections. Well maybe the Dems aren't struggling.....

Posted by USN, Ret. 2010-01-09 23:10|| 2010-01-09 23:10|| Front Page Top

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