Very good news: “46% of the military voted in the 2010 election, according to the survey, when adjusted for the substantial age and gender differences between the military and the general population. That compares to a 45.5% voter participation rate for the general population.”

But many military voters reported not receiving their absentee ballots.  From the report:

• more military voters received their absentee ballots in 2010 than in 2006, and 24% more military cast them, or an additional 55,000 military ballots cast.
• Unfortunately, the percentage of military voters expecting an absentee ballot and never receiving it rose from 17% in 2008 to 29% in 2010.
• This equates to more than 112,000 military voters never receiving their absentee ballot, an increase of 13,000 over 2008.

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