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2010 out of 2 million military and overseas absentee votes cast only 4.5% counted and is expected to be a lower % in this election.
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[quote:Chrit:MV8yMDI5NjUwXzM0MTEzODcyX0Y0N0MwRTQw] Again they tell you they do not want a single vote by anyone to not count! Then they do this. Breaking the trust of an election system that is already not trusted. Realize not a single overseas military vote counted in Ohio in 2008 even in local issues. [b]On July 17th, the Obama for America Campaign, the Democratic National Committee, and the Ohio Democratic Party filed suit in OH to strike down part of that state's law governing voting by members of the military.[/b] Their suit said that part of the law is "arbitrary" with "no discernible rational basis." Currently, [b]Ohio allows the public to vote early in-person up until the Friday before the election. Members of the military are given three extra days to do so.[/b] While the Democrats may see this as "arbitrary" and having "no discernible rational basis," I think it is entirely reasonable given the demands on servicemen and women's time and their obligations to their sworn duty. The National Defense Committee reports: [b]each of the last three years, the Department of Defense’s Federal Voting Assistance Program has reported to the President and the Congress that the number one reason for military voter disenfranchisement is inadequate time to successfully vote.[/b] http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/08/02/obama-campaign-sues-to-restrict-military-voting [/quote]
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The talking heads in Washington preach and preach how we have to make sure every vote is counted and use BS arguments such as having to show an ID to vote is wrong.
But when it comes to real issues that really affect millions of voters they turn their backs and walk away.
Article: The project, which tracks military votes, found in
2010 that only 4.5 percent of the 2 million military and overseas voters reported to the Election Assistance Commission were able to cast absentee ballots that were actually counted.
Meanwhile, the overall national voter participation rate for the 2010 election was 41.6 percent.
Eversole said the problem exists because state election officials have difficulty keeping track of military voters because they are frequently deployed or move from base to base. That means that ballots are often sent to the wrong addresses, lost in the mail, or arrive at state election offices too late to be counted.
The problem is worse in presidential elections years when more people vote.
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