Category Archives: military voting
“Soldiers will be able to vote overseas; S.D. among first to use technology to enable voting while deployed”
Argus Leader:
Absentee voting proved so cumbersome for Maj. Anthony Deiss when the Army National Guardsman was deployed to Afghanistan in 2010 that he admits he “didn’t take advantage of it.”
But that was then. Now thanks to technological… Continue reading
“Cornyn Introduces SENTRI Act to Aid Military and Overseas Voters”
Instant Runoff Voting for Military Voters as Remedy for UOCAVA Timing Problem?
Interesting order from federal district court judge Myron Thompson in UOCAVA case from Alabama (via J. Christian Adams).
“Senate panel halts proposal for overseas military to vote electronically”
News from Kentucky.
“Military and Overseas Voters in 2012”
A Pew Data Dispatch. As I’ve argued in The Voting Wars, we have to do much more to enfranchise our overseas military personnel—especially with problems with voter registration (registration rates are very low).
“17 Computer Scientists: Invest More in Military Internet Voting; Letter: Internet voting only option for military “to achieve first class voter status””
The National Defense Committee has issued this press release. See also this statement.
“Pentagon unit pushed email voting for troops despite security concerns”
“Active-duty service members disenfranchised by Fla. voter purge”
CBS News: “Tampa-area resident and Navy captain Peter Kehring has spent more than 30 years in the U.S. military. But due to Florida GOP Gov. Rick Scott’s recent purge of voter rolls, Kehring will not be able to cast… Continue reading
“Ohio Military and Overseas Voting”
“Senator: Defense Department Not Complying With Election Law”
This item appears at The Weekly Standard.
“Panetta wants proof voting offices are working”
“Romney campaign sues over absentee ballots in Wisconsin”
CS Monitor: “The Mitt Romney campaign has filed a federal lawsuit in Wisconsin seeking a five-day extension for absentee voters overseas and in the military.”
“Officials want late absentee ballots counted”
LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Secretary of State Ruth Johnson and Attorney General Bill Schuette want clerks in two dozen Michigan communities to extend the counting deadline for absentee ballots sent to residents overseas and in the military.