Air Force Times reports:  A group of key lawmakers want assurances from the Defense and Justice
departments that the rights of military and overseas citizens who vote
absentee will be protected in the Nov. 6 elections.“We are
concerned that, absent prompt and effective remedial action, some men
and women in uniform will be deprived of the 45-day window to vote
guaranteed” by the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act, stated
an Oct. 11 letter signed by Rep. Buck McKeon, R-Calif., chairman of the
House Armed Services Committee; Rep. Daniel E. Lungren, R-Calif.,
chairman of the House Administration Committee; and Rep. Lamar Smith,
R-Texas, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee

Air Force Times reports:  A group of key lawmakers want assurances from the Defense and Justice
departments that the rights of military and overseas citizens who vote
absentee will be protected in the Nov. 6 elections.“We are
concerned that, absent prompt and effective remedial action, some men
and women in uniform will be deprived of the 45-day window to vote
guaranteed” by the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act, stated
an Oct. 11 letter signed by Rep. Buck McKeon, R-Calif., chairman of the
House Armed Services Committee; Rep. Daniel E. Lungren, R-Calif.,
chairman of the House Administration Committee; and Rep. Lamar Smith,
R-Texas, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee