Posted on 11/05/2006 4:12:13 PM PST by onyx
My daughter is in the Air Force!
I just found out that she won't be able to vote!
She is stationed in the Azores!
Why won't our government let our Military vote?
If the military vote was included we wouldn't have a second Clinton scumbering!!
We need to have some way for all our Soldier's votes to count when the Clinton 2008 War machine races into action to take over the WH again.
650 posted on 11/05/2006 5:47:48 PM CST by GitmoSailor (Diana Irey Will Win. Freepers in AZ love her also.)
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Why? You didn't tell us.
His re-election was stolen. The votes were in and he had won. Suddenly, magically, more votes appeared and his opponent won.
I was so naive then. Eight years of Reagan, four years of Bush....never occurred to me that Presidential elections would be fodder for theft in the military.
I have no idea. She's Gitmo Sailor's daughter.
In twenty years of military service I voted in every election. I can't obviously say that my vote was counted (as I have no way of verifying that), but I always received my ballot and sent it back to my voting district in Connecticut on time.
I spent 30 years in the military and never had a problem voting. You just have to request an absentee balot at least 6 weeks before the election.
To Whom It May Conern:
If you are overseas and have applied for but have not received your state ballot, request a Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot from your Embassy/Consulate or online at
www.fvap.gov/pubs/onlinefwab.html
Notary/Witness Requirements
If you do not provide a passport number, your FPCA and the certificate on the ballot return envelope must be sworn to before a notary, another individual authorized to administer oaths, or a commissioned or noncommissioned officer (not below the rank of sergeant or its equivalent) of the military.
FAQ's
Q: Can someone else fill out the FPCA for me?
A: Yes, the FPCA can be completed and submitted for a Uniformed Service member or dependent by their immediate family member (spouse, parent, sister, brother, or child over 18 years of age). The family member must sign the signature line with their name and state their relationship to you, the applicant.
Q: What should I do if I don't receive my absentee ballot in a timely manner?
A: Request a Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot from your VAO or download it at www.fvap.gov/pubs/onlinefwab.html and mail/fax/commercial service requested by and paid for by the voter to ...state auditor/treasurer
Call your Congressman(woman)and write a letter to the editor of the local newspaper and send a TIP:Gitmo Sailor's Daughter in Military DENIED VOTE! TO newswatch@foxnews.com
Special@foxnews.com
bttt
She can't vote? I voted the entire time I was in the Air Force. I sent a request for an absentee ballot to my home jurisdiction. They sent me the ballot. I voted and mailed it back to them. There was plenty of time.
We need more information. Did this woman not ask for an absentee ballot from her voting jurisdiction? Did the Air Force refuse to send her mail?
Voting is a right. It is also a responsibility. It is up to each voter to ascertain what is required to vote and to follow those rules.
I question this. My best guess is that she did not get her absentee ballot in time to vote and mail it. That is her fault, not that of the Air Force.
YOU NEED TO POST MORE OF AN EXPLANATION!!!
REMEMBER VOTE EARLY AND VOTE OFTEN...the slogan in Chicago!!!
"Please address your comments to Gitmo Sailor"
Then let Gitmo Sailor post the item. You posted the item, so we're responding to you.
She's Gitmo Sailor's daughter. I cannot answer your questions.
He's new here and does not know how to post an vanity or an article.
Seriously thank you for caring about the voting rights of our bravest.
Maybe she should register to vote. That helps, I've heard.
LOL -- so it seems.
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