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Disenfranchisement of Military Personnel, again?(Vanity)
self | 11-06-2006 | self

Posted on 11/06/2006 8:18:00 PM PST by Spruce

I just finished my daily phone conversation with my daughter. She is stationed overseas in the Air Force and we talk every day when possible. During the conversation I asked her if she voted yet. She sighed and said "I was told my ballot was rejected because it was late. Again.". I asked "Were you timely?". She answered "Dad, I filled out my ballot and sent it back the day I received it. They did this to us the last time I tried to vote. WTF?"


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KEYWORDS: 2006; disenfranchisement; military; vote
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Any other military families seeing this?
1 posted on 11/06/2006 8:18:01 PM PST by Spruce
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To: Spruce

The libs will try it again. Their power-madness transcends all decency, ethics, scruples, principles and fairness.

Welcome to the filthy liberal ThugoRats.


2 posted on 11/06/2006 8:19:58 PM PST by EagleUSA
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To: Spruce; tongue-tied; tomkow6; StarCMC; SoldierDad; All

OH Canteen members you won't believe this crap AGAIN


3 posted on 11/06/2006 8:20:53 PM PST by SevenofNine ("Step aside Jefe"=Det Lennie Briscoe)
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To: Spruce

Typical. Years ago when I was in the Navy, my Presidential ballot was "lost".


4 posted on 11/06/2006 8:22:03 PM PST by inkling
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To: Spruce

Kind of sad that they haven't fixed things since I was in. I saw about the secure email voting for the military but I saw nothing to state whether or not it was available at all overseas locations or units.


5 posted on 11/06/2006 8:22:53 PM PST by Hillarys Gate Cult (The man who said "there's no such thing as a stupid question" has never talked to Helen Thomas.)
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To: Spruce

I had seen reports that some of the states were rejecting military ballots...for various reasons.

Remember this was a big problem in 2000..

You might want to send this thread to Rush, Hannity, Mark Levin...Laura Ingraham...THEY will make a big deal about it for SURE!!


6 posted on 11/06/2006 8:23:43 PM PST by Txsleuth (EVERYONE VOTE---AND VOTE REPUBLICAN,...even if you have to hold your nose!)
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To: Spruce
She sighed and said "I was told my ballot was rejected because it was late. Again."

How can it be "late" when all states are still accepting ballots? No deadline has passed for absentee ballots from an overseas military address.

7 posted on 11/06/2006 8:26:10 PM PST by FreedomCalls (It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
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To: Spruce
I forgot to add that at some overseas stations, even receiving a ballot ASAP is too late. Mail can take an average of three weeks to get back here to the states. It does have one of the lowest cargo priorities.
8 posted on 11/06/2006 8:26:31 PM PST by Hillarys Gate Cult (The man who said "there's no such thing as a stupid question" has never talked to Helen Thomas.)
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To: Txsleuth

Her tone of voice was very nonchalant, as if it was typical and expected.

But I am just fuming!

She has just returned from missions that make her entire family sit by the phone and worry, yet her vote does not count?

Good Lord, I am hopping mad!


9 posted on 11/06/2006 8:27:23 PM PST by Spruce (Keep your mitts off my wallet)
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To: Spruce

Perhaps it wasn't her ballot that was rejected, but her registration request.


10 posted on 11/06/2006 8:27:42 PM PST by FreedomCalls (It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
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To: FreedomCalls
Perhaps it wasn't her ballot that was rejected, but her registration request.

That is not the case.
11 posted on 11/06/2006 8:29:33 PM PST by Spruce (Keep your mitts off my wallet)
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult
Mail can take an average of three weeks to get back here to the states.

In every state that I know of the ballot will still be counted as long as it is postmarked prior to the polls closing on election day even if received at the election commission several weeks later.

12 posted on 11/06/2006 8:29:52 PM PST by FreedomCalls (It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
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To: Spruce

Absentee ballots have to be postmarked by the 6th, today


13 posted on 11/06/2006 8:30:59 PM PST by ChurtleDawg (kill em all)
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To: Spruce
That is not the case.

Then what you said doesn't make sense. All states are still receiving absentee ballots from overseas military locations. No deadline for voting has passed.

14 posted on 11/06/2006 8:31:28 PM PST by FreedomCalls (It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
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To: All; Spruce

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15 posted on 11/06/2006 8:34:04 PM PST by ALOHA RONNIE ("ALOHA RONNIE" Guyer/Veteran-"WE WERE SOLDIERS" Battle of IA DRANG-1965 http://www.lzxray.com.)
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To: Spruce
FReepers Air Force daughter cannot vote in this election! OUTRAGEOUS!

These stories are really starting to p!$$ me off. Something MUST be done, but what?

16 posted on 11/06/2006 8:34:28 PM PST by InfraRed
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To: All; Spruce

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17 posted on 11/06/2006 8:35:41 PM PST by ALOHA RONNIE ("ALOHA RONNIE" Guyer/Veteran-"WE WERE SOLDIERS" Battle of IA DRANG-1965 http://www.lzxray.com.)
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To: FreedomCalls

She has been redeployed twice this year. I pray that is what is going on. But she does not miss details like that. Never has. She loves details.

Perhaps you are right, though.


18 posted on 11/06/2006 8:37:01 PM PST by Spruce (Keep your mitts off my wallet)
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To: FreedomCalls
As of the 2004 election, some FPOs/APOs still weren't postmarking all mail. Haven't heard if they changed it yet.
19 posted on 11/06/2006 8:37:17 PM PST by Hillarys Gate Cult (The man who said "there's no such thing as a stupid question" has never talked to Helen Thomas.)
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To: Spruce

My daughter (Baghdad) didn't get her ballot, but it was sent to her last station; she was moved just four weeks ago, but one would think that she would be able to vote by email, seeing as how she is still registered to her home base in Florida...

I'm still praying she gets the chance to vote.


20 posted on 11/06/2006 8:40:10 PM PST by dandelion
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