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Military Voting articles on Democracy Chronicles

The unique challenges of ensuring military voting rights will be covered in this section. Absentee ballots for overseas members of the military exist but the 50 states have different rules. A low voting rate for overseas military personnel is evidence of a problem. Also see our articles on Mail and Absentee Voting and Voter Access.

GOP Action On Mail Ballot Timelines Angers Military Families

by DC Editors - January 20, 2023

GOP Action On Mail Ballot Timelines Angers Military Families

Ohio’s restrictive new election law…shortens window for mailed ballots despite no evidence that the extended timeline has led to fraud.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: Absentee and Mail Voting, Military Voting, Voter Access

2022: Year Of Radical Change For Camp Lejeune Justice

by Andrew Straw - August 4, 2022

Indiana has been a purple state dominated and oppressed by Republicans who stack every deck in their own favor, all three branches.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Disability and Democracy, Military Voting, Voter Access

Veterans group shifts focus from military voting to bigger election reforms

by DC Editors - May 1, 2021

Veterans group shifts focus from military voting to bigger election reforms

A coalition of prominent veterans and defense officials is turning their focus from military voting to free and fair elections for all citizens.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: American State Elections, Military Voting, Voter Access

Executive Order Requires Pentagon to Track Military Absentee Ballots

by DC Editors - March 10, 2021

Executive Order Requires Pentagon to Track Military Absentee Ballots

According to recent executive order signed by President Biden, Pentagon must better monitor absentee and military ballots from abroad.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: Absentee and Mail Voting, Military Voting, Voter Access

Free express mail option for their absentee ballot now available for overseas military, family members

by DC Editors - September 6, 2020

Free express mail option for their absentee ballot now available for overseas military, family members

Overseas military and family members now have a free express mail option for their absentee ballot ahead of the November elections.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: Absentee and Mail Voting, American Local Elections, American State Elections, Military Voting

How Absentee Voting for US Troops Won the Civil War and Ended Slavery

by DC Editors - April 23, 2020

How Absentee Voting for US Troops Won the Civil War and Ended Slavery

In the Civil War era, it was the votes of U.S. troops that put Lincoln over the top and forever changed the way Americans at war vote in elections.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: Absentee and Mail Voting, Election History, Military Voting

How do you know voting by mail works? The U.S. military’s done it since the Civil War

by DC Editors - April 20, 2020

How do you know voting by mail works? The U.S. military's done it since the Civil War

Vote-by-mail has been used before. The U.S. military did it during the Civil War with success. It continues to do so today. This is how we know it works.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: Absentee and Mail Voting, Military Voting

Trump denigrates vote by mail, but Troops have been doing it for decades

by DC Editors - April 17, 2020

States push millions of people toward absentee voting amid pandemic

Trump is not in support of the expansion of vote by mail. However, it is a voting method which the U.S. army has used for a long time.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: Absentee and Mail Voting, Military Voting

Military Spouses and the Absentee Ballot

by DC Editors - March 11, 2020

Military Spouses and the Absentee Ballot

The Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) provides an important infrastructure for absentee voting which can be useful for military spouses.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: Absentee and Mail Voting, Military Voting

How Federal Voting Assistance Program encourages airmen 2020 vote

by DC Editors - January 13, 2020

How Federal Voting Assistance Program encourages airmen 2020 vote

Although Incirlik Airmen may be away from their home state they still have the ability to register and/or submit an absentee ballot this 2020 voting season.

Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: Absentee and Mail Voting, American Local Elections, American State Elections, Early Voting, Military Voting, Voter Access, Voter Registration

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