Elections The Pentagon Fails To Send Absentee Ballots to Active Military Service Members

[Fergelmince]

"Republican lawmakers demand answers from the Pentagon after military service members complained that they have not received enough absentee ballots to vote before Election Day.

GOP Reps. Brian Mast (R-FL), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), and Mike Waltz (R-FL) sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin citing their “grave concern over deficiencies in the Defense Department’s protocols” for the U.S. military because they said the absentee ballot stockpile has been “depleted and had not been replenished.”

“Our nation’s brave men and women in uniform brought to our attention that there has been inadequate education at the administrative level on how to register to vote, request an absentee ballot, and fill in a federal write-in absentee ballot if their state-issued ballot does not arrive in time," the letter reads. “Other service members also stated that when a request for a federal write-in absentee ballot was made, they were told the base’s stockpile of such ballots was depleted and had not been replenished."

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[Shaun K]

They rig everything

 

[Sweater of AV]

One can only assume this is it.

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

 

[Deleted member 585708]

That's bad.

It's not really a right vs left issue, surely? But it's very, very poor and should be investigated.

 

[Sakuraba'sEar]

I used to just request my own

This isn't the first time they've failed to do it btw

 

[AWilder]

Republicans also trying to deny service members votes. If someone put this in a movie you'd think it was fake.

https://www.npr.org/2024/10/20/nx-s1-5150095/overseas-voters-military-lawsuit-pennsylvania-republican

 

[nixkid]

Can't trust those mail in ballots

 

[Thrawn33]

Is this some DoD dumbassery or BS...?

I always had to order my own absentee ballot....no one "had one for me"....

Anyone of you squids, jarheads, flyboys or grunts wanna weigh in?

 

[BFoe]

Links in the OP are very vague, and a Fox article I found doesn’t have a ton of info either. It mainly says these lawmakers are questioning whether enough resources have been allocated to,educating service members on how they can vote, although the same article mentions that 3000 voting assistance officers have been trained for this election.

A Defense official quoted also says service members seeking further information or printable copies of a Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot can visit FVAP.gov to access those materials.

I would like more facts than what is in these couple of articles.
We know Republicans have been suing to challenge the validity of overseas ballots from US citizens including military, and in fact have filed lawsuits about this in 3 swing states.

https://www.npr.org/2024/10/20/nx-s1-5150095/overseas-voters-military-lawsuit-pennsylvania-republican

 

[JonnyBonesPharmacist]

Well, they already voted I bet

 

[Darkballs]

Having served in the military for years, I will say that when it comes to overseas ballots, the TS'er really makes shitty threads.

 

[CantCucktheTuck]

They can't even put papers in envelopes by a specific deadline, and we want these people to run the country.

 

[Snubnoze707]

There couldn't be anyone more deserving of being able to vote than our soldiers that are being put in harms way. How embarrassing for our country.

Not surprising when our Commander in Chief is a baby biting dementia patient.

 

[KAZSoliloquy]

so glad these guys get like 40% of our budget

 

[andnowweknow]

They can't even put papers in envelopes by a specific deadline, and we want these people to run the country.

You're backing a guy who couldn't figure out how to turn a profit and bankrupted casinos...

C...a...s...i...n...o...s

Stfu

 

[nonoob]

There couldn't be anyone more deserving of being able to vote than our soldiers that are being put in harms way. How embarrassing for our country.

Millie may not want to chance his skirts and dresses to, unlike him, come out of the closet.

 

[rearnakedchoke]

 

[GreatSaintGuillotine]

That's bad.

It's not really a right vs left issue, surely? But it's very, very poor and should be investigated.

Military is pretty politically diverse these days. This is just a failure of leadership yet again

 

[lsa]

They can't even put papers in envelopes by a specific deadline, and we want these people to run the country.

and this is why I dont believe 9 11 was an inside job.