The Pentagon Fails to Send Absentee Ballots to Active Military Service Members
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Via: vic-eldred • 3 days ago • 17 commentsBy: Sarah Arnold (townhall. com)
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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."
The lawmakers also wrote that the Pentagon offered "inadequate education" on how service members can vote while deployed.
The Republicans demanded that the Pentagon take extraordinary measures to ensure that the nation's "elite warriors" have an opportunity to cast their vote in the upcoming election. However, with only three days until Election Day, lawmakers fear the government has not yet taken action.
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Gee, that's funny, members of the military tend to vote.....for whom?
I wonder why they have quietly been denied their voting rights?
Where was the Marc Elias lawsuit over that?
Gee, that's funny, members of the military tend to vote.....for whom?
The guy that calls them suckers and losers behind their backs?
Well, isn't this just a surprise!
In the 2020 presidential election the active military voted for Biden over Trump via the polling data.
I never said otherwise.
Never said you did and I was addressing, Vic.
Oops, my bad. Sorry. That's what I get for reading things in a hurry.
So, if I understand you correctly, your theory is that active military are Trump supporters but the people at the Pentagon - run by people who are also active military - are not? And on top of that, they seek to interfere in an election. Does that make sense to you when you say it out loud?
Not all active military are trmp supporters.
Then you don't understand me correctly.
And if I understand some here, they don't care about military personnel being able to vote. Am I right?
You are free to explain yourself, then.
I am not aware of anyone who feels that way.
Neither do I
You really need to learn the difference between upper brass mostly appointed by Presidents in the Pentagon and rank and file military.
Ask any active service member if they are the same and they will give you more than an earful.
I don’t think I do. But if you want to produce actual facts as evidence supporting this stupid conspiracy theory, you are welcome to do so. Until then, I know bullshit when I hear it.
This situation demands a MAGA attack on the Capitol on Jan 6th ! Its time to "hang" Mike Pence once and for all !
In all fairness, this affects potential Democrat as well as Republican military voters as well. Either way it demands a DoD investigation to determine who was at fault.
Oh they don't care. It's all about the face outrage over fiction.