GOP lawmakers sound alarm on military voting 'deficiencies' ahead of Election Day
The lawmakers say the Pentagon's stockpile of ballots is depleted and has not been replenished
Chris Pandolfo By Chris Pandolfo , Michael Dorgan Fox News
Published November 1, 2024 7:25am EDT | Updated November 1, 2024 11:38am EDT
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FIRST ON FOX: With just four days to go until Election Day, Republican lawmakers are demanding answers from the Pentagon after receiving complaints about inadequate resources to help military service members vote.
Active duty service members claim the Pentagon has not allocated enough resources to let them cast their ballot on time and that the stockpile of write-in absentee ballots on at least one military base is depleted and has not been replenished, according to three GOP congressmen.
Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Mich. and Mike Waltz, R-Fla., penned a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Wednesday, writing "with grave concern" about "deficiencies in the Defense Department’s protocols," which also includes not making service members aware of their options on how to vote.
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