A coalition of prominent veterans and defense officials is turning their focus from military voting to free and fair elections for all citizens.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Trump denigrates vote by mail, but Troops have been doing it for decades
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.
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.
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.
Installation appoints voting officer to encourage election participation
Now serving as the installation’s voting assistance officer, Capt. Diana L. Petty wants colleagues to support the nation by taking part in every election.
State of the Military Voter: an FVAP summary of the PEVS
As Director of the U.S. Department of Defense’s FVAP, I help lead the nation’s efforts to ensure that Americans around the world military members.