Active-Duty Service Members Complain of Lack of Absentee Ballots

Three Republican congressmen demanded answers from Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin regarding complaints from active-duty U.S. service members about not receiving enough absentee ballots to vote in time for Election Day, citing deficiencies in the Defense Department’s protocols. The service members expressed concerns about inadequate education on voting procedures while deployed and reported that base stockpiles of federal write-in absentee ballots had not been replenished. The congressmen criticized the Biden-Harris administration for failing to ensure that service members have the necessary information and resources to cast their ballots, calling the situation unacceptable.

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