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Sen Allard's Improvements to Military Voting Process
Posted on April 29, 2008
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This is a much needed change to help our veterans. We need to support Senator Allard on this.
Danny "Greasy" Belcher, Executive Director
Task Force Omega of KY Inc.
Vietnam Infantry Sgt. 68-69
"D" Troop 7th Sqdn. 1st Air Cav
From Sen. Wayne Allard's office
I hope all is well with you. Senator Allard is going to introduce an amendment to the Defense Reauthorization bill which will be on the floor within the next couple of weeks.
I have attached the military voting amendment. Basically, this amendment would do two things:
It eliminates the notary requirement still mandated by some states for the application and voted ballot.
Would allow electronic transmission of the Federal Post Card Application as a scanned document.
The goal is to help eliminate hurdles currently facing our deployed servicemembers as they try to vote. The recent press relase on the issue is below.
For Release:
April 22, 2008
Allard Leads Letter to President Demanding
Improvements to Military Voting Process
Bipartisan Effort Brings Attention To Complications Military Personnel Face in Voting
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Wayne Allard (R-Colo.) coordinated a bipartisan effort to press President Bush to implement changes to address needed improvements in the voting process for members of the U.S. Armed Services. In circulating a letter that was signed by a broad coalition of Senators, Allard called for long overdue advancements to the voting process for the military.
“This is simply unacceptable,” Allard wrote to the President. “These men and women risk their lives for democracy and voting rights all over the world. It is time that the United States ensures their right to vote. We ask you to take immediate action to improve this process.”
Military absentee voting has been ineffective dating all the way back to World War II. In most recent years, Congress has attempted to make address these problems, but few changes have actually been made. Absentee voting still depends on unit leaders in the field reading a 400 page guide, trying to direct each individual in their unit how to vote under their own specific precinct guidelines. If a soldier is able to complete this step in the process, the mail system must still track them down, all around the world, in order to get the ballot to them.
Allard’s fellow Colorado Senator Ken Salazar signed the letter in addition to Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.), John McCain (R-Ariz.), Barack Obama (D-Ill.), Mel Martinez (R-Fl.), David Vitter (R-La.), John Ensign (R-Nev.), Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), John Tester (D-Mont.), Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), Larry Craig (R-Idaho), Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Thad Cochran (R-Miss.).
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