Military recommends soldiers act NOW to cast a ballot in presidential primaries

[babylonsister]

Act now
By Leo Shane III, Stars and Stripes
Mideast edition, Sunday, October 7, 2007


WASHINGTON — If you want to vote in next year’s presidential primaries, get your paperwork in now.

Voting officials are encouraging all overseas troops to make sure they contact state offices far in advance of the 2008 primaries to make sure their names and addresses are in the election records.

Last month, a report by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission said that less than 48 percent of overseas military personnel who tried to vote in the 2006 Congressional election successfully cast their ballots. Officials said nearly 72 percent of those who failed never received their ballots, either because of out-of-date addresses, postal errors or slow delivery of materials.

“Primaries are scheduled for January and February, and troops need to remember that the holidays are coming up, too,” said Polli Brunelli, director of the Federal Voting Assistance Program. “And if they act now, there’s more time to deal with problems that may come up.”

The District of Columbia and 24 states have scheduled their primaries before Feb. 15. The process of mailing a ballot to overseas voters and them sending it back through the postal system can take a month, which means troops who wait until December to register could miss their chance to vote.

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[Tellurian]

1. Why...The Repubbies need more ballot tampering time? nm