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Army Association Honors OH Secretary of State Jon Husted
April 22, 2013INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) – A nonprofit association is honoring Ohio’s secretary of state for his efforts to ease the voting process for military personnel and their families. The Association of the United States Army planned Friday to present a certificate | read more…
California AB269 to give military more voting rights
April 10, 2013BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – A measure written by a local assemblywoman that would give military personnel overseas more voting rights has cleared its first hurdle. Assembly Bill 269 would allow the ballots of military service members and other Californians overseas to | read more…
Deal Reached on Kentucky Military Voting Legislation
March 27, 2013FRANKFORT, Ky. – A last-minute deal on legislation that would allow help streamline the voting process by overseas military personnel has cleared the Kentucky General Assembly. Working until the last minute of the 2013 session, lawmakers went back to the | read more…
Texas Secretary of State John Steen Launches Boots and Ballots Tour
February 27, 2013AUSTIN—Texas Secretary of State John Steen today launched an initiative, The Boots and Ballots Tour, by the Elections Division in the Office of the Texas Secretary of State, to prepare and provide military voters with additional resources to register to | read more…
American Legion CO: ‘Voting is not a political act. It’s an act of citizenship.’
October 23, 2012On Wednesday, the National Commander of the American Legion, James E. Koutz’ told the National Executive Committee that veterans must have a voice in Washington and that the issues affecting them must be addressed from absentee ballot requests to defense | read more…
Despite new law, military absentee ballot requests down sharply
October 22, 2012Few acts reveal a sense of duty to country for Americans more than voting – and, perhaps, serving in the armed forces. But in this tightly contested presidential election year, absentee ballot requests from military members and their families are | read more…
States struggling to meet deadlines for delivering absentee ballots
October 18, 2012WASHINGTON — Nearly three years after Congress passed a law to guarantee military and overseas voters receive their absentee ballots at least 45 days before a federal election, several states are still failing to comply with the law. The Department | read more…
Editorial: Bureaucratic Enemy Faces the Troops
October 17, 2012Read the numbers how you will, it’s still troubling that a number of American troops won’t be voting this election season. A recent story from Illinois Statehouse News predicts that it’s going to be a dismal year for absentee voting | read more…
In election with big military implications, voter turnout among troops seems bleak
October 17, 2012MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. – In less than three weeks, Americans will head to the polls to decide between the Democratic incumbent, President Barack Obama, and his challenger, former Republican Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney. As is the | read more…
Military absentee ballot requests remain drastically low
October 11, 2012As of today, voting registration deadlines in 18 states and territories have passed, and military absentee ballot requests remain at a worryingly low level compared with past election years. According to the most recent data, released Sept. 22, Florida has | read more…
Chairman, Enlisted Advisor Urge Service Members to Vote
October 10, 2012American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Oct. 10, 2012 – The military’s top commissioned and noncommissioned officers have joined forces to urge service members to exercise their right to vote in the upcoming election. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of | read more…
Message on Importance of Voting
October 6, 2012Message on Importance of Voting As Delivered by Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta, The Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 04, 2012 On November 6th, Americans will have the opportunity to exercise the most important responsibility we have in a | read more…
Military absentee voting picks up
September 28, 2012With little more than a month to go before the election, activity has picked up among military community voters overseas. In the first three weeks of September, when free express military mail service became available for overseas service members and | read more…
SD governor urges military personnel to register to vote in general election
September 17, 2012PIERRE, S.D. — South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard is urging military personnel to register soon to vote in the November election. Daugaard says the deadline to register to vote in South Dakota is Oct. 22. The governor says members of | read more…
Secretary of State details military, veteran, overseas voting options
September 15, 2012West Virginia Secretary of State Natalie Tennant is taking advantage of National Military Voter Readiness day, Sept. 15, to remind military voters of all their options. “We can never thank them enough for their service, but what we can do | read more…
Voters may register online, seek absentee ballot
September 14, 2012Utah Lt. Gov. Greg Bell is urging military families to take advantage of Utah’s online resources to register or request an absentee ballot. “There is no right or responsibility more important than voting. No matter where in the world a | read more…
Military voting emphasized today, Texas secretary of state says
September 14, 2012There are indications this coming presidential election will be one of the closest races in recent history and the call to vote is intense. Government officials from several states have started nonpartisan campaigns for their residents to get out and | read more…
National Military Voter Readiness Day is September 15
September 12, 2012RICHMOND – With state deadlines for registering and requesting an absentee ballot fast approaching, Governor McDonnell reminded military personnel of National Military Voter Readiness Day on September 15, 2012. The day is intended to raise awareness among military members and | read more…
National Military Voter Readiness Day Set for September 15
September 4, 2012For Immediate Release: September 4, 2012 Contact: Liz Snyder Bowman, 202-789-4365 The Heroes Vote Initiative & Nonprofit VOTE create military voter readiness day for military voters to register and request an absentee ballot WASHINGTON – With state deadlines for registering | read more…
Every vote counts? For military members, only if they plan ahead
August 23, 2012Members of the armed forces face a unique set of logistical challenges when serving in other states or countries: many lack the ability to simply go to the DMV to renew their driver’s licenses, filing taxes can be complex and | read more…
Iowa, New Jersey, Oklahoma and Oregon Recognized for Extraordinary Efforts to Protect Military Voters
August 16, 2012Four states added to Military Voter Protection Project list of All-Stars For Immediate Release: August 16, 2012 Contact: Liz Snyder Bowman, 202-789-4365 WASHINGTON – Iowa, New Jersey, Oklahoma and Oregon were named All-Star states by the Military Voter Protection Project’s | read more…
Fifteen States Recognized for Extraordinary Efforts to Protect Military Voters
July 17, 2012Military Voter Protection Project announces its All-Star states For Immediate Release: July 17, 2012 Contact: Liz Snyder Bowman, 202-789-4365 WASHINGTON – The Military Voter Protection (MVP) Project today praised 15 states for their leadership in promoting and protecting the voting | read more…
Pentagon Reverses Course on American Voters Living Abroad
July 3, 2012By Brian Knowton, New York Times WASHINGTON — Responding to the vocal concerns of American expatriates, the Pentagon agency responsible for overseas voting has agreed not to enforce a requirement for voters requesting absentee ballots to state categorically that they | read more…
Military vote a priority in November
June 26, 2012By John Nolan, Staff Writer Tens of thousands of military service members attempting to vote by absentee ballot in recent years haven’t had their votes counted because of various problems with the system, according to authorities that track voter participation. | read more…
Military Voter Protection Project Launches Heroes Vote Initiative
June 13, 2012For Immediate Release: June 13, 2012 Contact: Liz Snyder Bowman, 202-789-4365 New nationwide initiative to focus on making service members and their families’ voices heard on Election Day WASHINGTON – The Military Voter Protection Project (MVP) has launched a new | read more…
WI recalls complicate absentee voter laws, military vote
May 10, 2012MADISON — In upholding the Wisconsin Constitution, election officials are being forced to break the law. “As you are all well aware, the condensed timing between the recall primary and recall election makes adherence to the statutory dates governing absentee | read more…
Testimony: Eversole Before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution
April 18, 2012The Executive Director and Founder of the MVP Project, Eric Eversole, testified today before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution. In written testimony, attached here, he discusses many of the failures related to the enforcement of military voting rights | read more…
Does a Soldier’s Vote Count?
April 18, 2012Our men and women in uniform are entitled to have their votes count and be counted, unfortunately for a long time this has not been the case. Eric Eversole the leader of a group called the Military Voter Protection Project | read more…
EVERSOLE: Military votes don’t count
April 17, 2012Obama Justice Department excuses failure to deliver ballots to troops By Eric Eversole Military voters must feel like Bill Murray’s character in GroundhogDay. Election after election, certain state and local election officials fail to meet the deadline for sending absentee | read more…
First Ballots for June Primary Mailed to Voters
April 6, 2012By Julie Johnson County elections officials across the state have started mailing ballots for the June 5 election to California voters serving in the Armed Forces or living abroad. “Whether you live across town or across the globe, if you | read more…
Call to Duty: Military members at risk of missing WI vote
April 2, 2012By Kirsten Adshead MADISON. Democracy—its pursuit, its protection, its implementation—is at the heart of why members of the U.S. military serve. Systemic failures in Wisconsin’s elections system, however, may be costing service members an integral role in democracy back home: | read more…
State Reached Settlement Over Law Absentee Ballots
March 25, 2012By Patrick Marley County elections officials across the state have started mailing ballots for the June 5 election to California voters serving in the Armed Forces or living abroad. “Whether you live across town or across the globe, if you | read more…
Federal Court Order Protects Military Voting Rights in New York
March 12, 2012By CAPT Samuel Wright, JAGC, USN (ret.) Under a federal law that was amended in 2009, local election officials (LEOs)[1] must have absentee ballots printed and ready to mail by the 45th day before any primary or election for federal | read more…
Alabama Absentee Voting Deadline Extended Again
March 9, 2012By Karen Jowers A federal judge has ordered Alabama’s secretary of state Beth Chapman to extend the deadline to March 31 for receiving absentee ballots from military and overseas voters for the state’s primary election next week. Read more at | read more…
Federal Court Order Protects Military Voting Rights in New York
March 9, 2012LAW REVIEW 1225, March 2012 Federal Court Order Protects Military Voting Rights in New York By Captain Samuel F. Wright, JAGC, USN (Ret.) 7.0—Military Voting Rights United States v. State of New York, Civil Action No. 1:10-cv-1214 (N.D.N.Y. Jan. 27, 2012). | read more…
So Many Outrages, So Little Time
December 30, 2011By Quin Hillyer . . . Eric Eversole, executive director of the Military Voter Protection Project, came on my radio show in September to discuss this, but it still merits far more attention. Clearly, the Obama administration has, at best, | read more…
Troops wanting to vote face several obstacles
October 22, 2011By Sean Wardwell and Colleen Flaherty Killeen Daily Herald Former 1st Sgt. Kenneth Dwanye Patrick was a busy man three years ago. He returned in January from his third deployment to Iraq with 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, | read more…
Eversole Responds on Discrepancy in Military Voter Turnout Data, Questions FVAP data
October 20, 2011Following up on this post, I received the following response via email from Eric Eversole, who is the Executive Director of the Military Voter Protection Project and Visiting Assistant Clinical Professor at Chapman University. It raises questions about the accuracy | read more…
The Disfranchisement of Our Military Voters
September 7, 2011By Hans A. von Spakovsky and Eric Eversole Time and again, Eric Holder’s Justice Department and its Civil Rights Division has shown how highly partisan it is. From its dismissal of the New Black Panther Party voter intimidation case, to | read more…
MVP Project Report Highlites Military Voting in 2010
July 22, 2011In 2009 Congress passed the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act (MOVE Act) to provide active duty military members and their voting age dependents with greater opportunities to vote. Now that the 2010 elections have passed, the question is: did | read more…
A President’s Opportunity: Making Military Voting a Priority
July 19, 2011The MOVE Act, like previous voting rights laws, was supposed to help military members exercise their right to vote. The MOVE Act, however, cannot succeed in delivering on its promise until it is fully implemented and enforced. President Obama has | read more…
Saluting Senator Cornyn’s Continued Effort to Support Military Voting Rights
July 19, 2011We have just returned from a very informative and successful conference on military voting held at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC. The MVP Project, a program of Military Families United, was proud to present our report, the same report you | read more…
DoJ Critics Still Pressing for Military Vote
October 19, 2010Military.com | by Bryant Jordan The Justice Department has settled with the three states it sued for being too slow in getting ballots sent out to troops overseas, a step toward ensuring that those serving get the opportunity to vote | read more…
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