Obama admin. fails to set up voting offices at nearly half military bases, say 'funding not available,' 1000's fewer absentee ballots going out

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"In Virginia, 1,746 service members had requested (absentee) ballots, compared with 20,738 in 2008."

9/5/12, "Pentagon Report: Obama Admin Fails to Set Up Voting Offices on Bases," Breitbart, Tony Lee

"The Pentagon’s Inspector General discovered nearly half of U.S. military bases abroad lack offices where troops can register to vote or apply for absentee ballots.

The Pentagon’s report notes the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment (MOVE) Act, which President Barack Obama signed into law in 2009, requires an installation voting assistance office (IVAO) on every military base that is not in a war zone. The Pentagon attempted to contact the offices at 229 military bases, but could only reach 114 IVAOs....

The Military Voter Protection Project last month discovered military requests for absentee ballots were lower in swing states like Florida than they were in 2008.

For instance, the report found 37,953 service members had requested absentee ballots this year in Florida,

• compared with 86,926 in 2008.
  

In Virginia,

• 1,746 service members had requested ballots,
  

• compared with 20,738 in 2008.

“We concluded the Services had not established all the IVAOs as intended by the MOVE Act because, among other issues, the funding was not available,” the report said, noting that Pentagon officials have estimated costs would exceed $15-20 million per year to establish the voting-assistance offices. "

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"Torqueobama

Of course it's not the cost of 15-20 million that's stopping the administration (since money can just be printed). It's the cost of losing the election that's stopping them." via Free Republic

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