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.
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.
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.
A First Look At The Unusual Military-Run DEFCON Voting Village
Lawmakers will join former NSA national threat operations director Sherri Ramsay in the election security-focused corner of the cybersecurity conference.
Utah County To Pilot Blockchain-based Mobile Voting
Utah County pilots mobile voting application based on blockchain to allow military absentee voters and their overseas voters to vote.
How Trump Trade Policy May Harm Overseas And Military Voters
The Trump administration has supported plenty of moves to make it harder to vote. But an under-the-radar action President Trump took last year.
Is West Virginia’s Planned 2020 Blockchain Vote A Risky Idea?
Military voters stationed overseas will be able to cast their votes for the 2020 presidential election via a mobile app that uses a private blockchain.
West Virginia Will Use Blockchain Voting In The 2020 Election
West Virginia made history last year as the first US state to use mobile blockchain voting for a midterm election thought were criticized by the state.
A Look at the New Denver Blockchain Voting Plan
The city of Denver will allow thousands of voters to cast their ballots with a smartphone application this year using a blockchain-based app called Voatz.
West Virginia Wants to Use Mobile App For Overseas Voters Again
West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner says he’s hoping to offer mobile voting for military and overseas voters again in the 2020 elections.
West Virginia Outlines Next Steps After First Military Blockchain Vote
West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner charged his elections team with finding a way to make voting in the 2018 presidential election easier.