Requests from military voters for absentee ballots have dropped
significantly since 2008, according to newly released statistics,
prompting claims that the Department of Defense is dragging its feet in
enacting a law meant to boost military voting.
The drop in the battleground states of Virginia and Ohio is among the
most pronounced. According to statistics released Monday by The Military
Voter Protection Project, the number of absentee ballot requests by
both military members and other overseas voters in the two states has
dropped 70 percent since 2008.
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