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Military Voting Protection Act of 2008

To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to direct the Secretary of Defense to collect absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters for elections for Federal office and deliver the ballots to State election officials prior to the time established for the closing of the polls on the date of the election, and for other purposes.

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4/1/2008--Introduced.
Military Voting Protection Act of 2008 - Amends the Uniformed Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to direct the Secretary of Defense (the Presidential designee) to establish procedures for collecting absentee ballots of military overseas voters in elections for ... more

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January 06, 2009 Military Vote Stifiled - Again! :: Arkansas Conservative Action ...

Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Vermont only give overseas servicemembers five days to fill out their ballots, the study found. Note: Pelosi shuts down Military Voting Protection Act of 2008 - H.R. 5673 -- S.B. 3073 -- Fox News ...

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Source: Arkansas Conservative Action Network


December 01, 2008 Military Ballots Remain Problem For 2008 Congressional Seats ...

More specifically, as in its companion bill, H.R. 5673, introduced in the House of Representatives on April 1, 2008, by Representative Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), it allows for the use of private contractors for express shipping instead of ...

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December 01, 2008 Franks: Pelosi “disenfranchising” overseas troops

Interestingly, but sadly so, out of the 54 sponsors of HR 5673, 53 were Republican members of the House. And of the 30 co-sponsors of S. 3073, all were Republican members of the Senate. It clearly speaks volumes about the Democrats’ ...

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