Twenty-two U.S. senators, including John Cornyn and Kay Bailey Hutchison
of Texas, are concerned Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin E. Dempsey
may have discouraged military personnel from casting ballots in the
presidential election.

“It is one thing to advocate ‘political neutrality as a core value’
in carrying out orders, and another thing entirely to be ambivalent or
even discouraging voting by service members, which is every citizen’s
right, and which would contradict official Department of Defense policy,” the senators wrote in a letter sent to Dempsey.  They also allege the Department of Defense has failed to provide
on-base voter assistance at every military installation as required
by law.

Editorial in the San Antonio Express News – more here.

Twenty-two U.S. senators, including John Cornyn and Kay Bailey Hutchison
of Texas, are concerned Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin E. Dempsey
may have discouraged military personnel from casting ballots in the
presidential election.

“It is one thing to advocate ‘political neutrality as a core value’
in carrying out orders, and another thing entirely to be ambivalent or
even discouraging voting by service members, which is every citizen’s
right, and which would contradict official Department of Defense policy,” the senators wrote in a letter sent to Dempsey.  They also allege the Department of Defense has failed to provide
on-base voter assistance at every military installation as required
by law.

Editorial in the San Antonio Express News – more here.