Large majority of Military Servicemen and women are not registered to vote. They are fighting for Democracy and shamefully cannot participate in the process. My Servicemen/women are not residing in their home state; therefore, they are forced to vote by absentee ballot. Several absentee ballots go uncounted due to missed deadlines because of slow mail delivery for deployed military personnel.
In addition, military bases do not have voting booths onsite. So the Serviceman or woman would to find voting sites in their local communities, which is not always convenient or logistically feasible. Why don't we make it easier for our Troops to vote? Every servicemen/woman should be registered to vote during the intake process of Basic Training.
If we can't register our Troops to vote on the front end, we need to get them registered as Veterans. Several campaigns to register Veterans to vote at the VA Hospitals have failed, nationwide. The VA has been concerned the voter registration campaigns will interfere with Care. A grassroots committee is forming to begin again in Houston, TX.
To volunteer to help register our Vets to Vote and support our efforts, contact us at volunteers@bushcares.org
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