Posted on 10/24/2012 5:00:25 PM PDT by markomalley
A World War II veteran who inspired many with his determination to vote even though he had end-stage liver cancer died Wednesday.
Frank Tanabe's daughter Barbara Tanabe said he died at her Honolulu home, where he has spent the past few weeks in hospice. He was 93.
Barbara Tanabe said she put the American flag up outside the home to mark the day for him and their family.
"He really liked it when I put out the flag," she said.
Hundreds of thousands of people saw a photo of Frank Tanabe filling out his absentee ballot with the help of his daughter last week, after his grandson posted the picture on the social media site Reddit.
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When the story was first reported, election officials said that the ballot’s not counted if the health dept. notifies the election board that the ballot caster has died. The reporter noted that Obama’s grandma’s vote counted because they were notified after election day that she had died. She died two days before the 2008 election day.
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Depends on the state. For Iowa you are correct.
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