Senators ask Rumsfeld to smooth military voting process

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WASHINGTON – Twelve senators are asking Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld to make it easier for troops abroad to vote, saying the current system is outdated.

Seven Republicans and five Democrats wrote to Rumsfeld this month, asking the department to create a new voting system that would allow members of the military to easily “request, receive, download and print” absentee ballots regardless of their location.

Under the current system, members of the military must contact local officials by regular mail and request a ballot, which is then mailed to them. The voter then must fill out the ballot by hand and send it back to his or her state, again by regular mail.

“Military absentee voting is still conducted in the same way it was conducted during World War II and the Korean War,” the senators wrote.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/military/20060321-1340-militaryvoting.html

[LiviaOlivia]

1. I wouldn't trust Rumsfeld to stop on a red light.

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[electropop]

2. We should streamline military voting.

Now that Bush has converted most of the military to Repug haters, they are ripe for the pickin'