Because of the failure of these 30 Wisconsin municipalities, it may very well infringe upon the right for our soldiers in the field to vote in the upcoming election:

MACIVER INSTITUTE – At least 30 Wisconsin municipalities failed to send absentee ballots to military voters before the 45 day deadline, according to former U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Anthony Principi, and he’s demanding the Government Accountability Board address the problem immediately.

As reported by the website WisPolitics.com, Principi sent a letter to the GAB on Monday pointing out the failure to meet the 45 day deadline is in violation of Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voter Act.

“This violation is particularly unsettling in light of the fact that, only six months ago, a federal court entered a consent decree against Wisconsin and the Government Accountability Board for similar violations of military voting rights,” wrote Principi.

Principi cited a study by the Military Postal Service Agency, which found less than 45 days is not enough time to ensure service members can receive, complete and return in time.

“Your office’s violations therefore may deprive service members of their fundamental right to vote,” he wrote.Screen shot 2012-10-01 at 7.09.56 PM.png
This comes on top of a report by the MacIver News Service that the Federal Voter Assistance Program was providing Wisconsin service members the incorrect deadline for when their ballots must be received by for the general election.

The Department of Defense is scrambling to undo any damage caused when the Federal Voting Assistance Program provided the wrong absentee ballot deadline to Wisconsin service members. Also in Washington, DC, House Administration Chairman Dan Lungren, (R-Calif.) took action to ensure that the voting rights of military and overseas voters are protected, including sending a staff attorney to meet with state election officials here.

“It’s alarming to know that an untold number of our men and women in uniform were provided incorrect information,” said Lungren. “This is an unacceptable error that cannot continue. Whether it’s from the battle field or at the ballot box, our men and women in uniform deserve to have their vote counted.”

(h/t: Twitchy)




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david r
david r

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The question needs to be ask! Are these 30 municipalities control by Democrats? And if so. Can they be held accountable for voter fraud?

I do not know the laws of the state of Wisconsin, and governor Scott Walker and the attorney general of the state needs to look into this as soon as possible. I wonder how many other democratically control municipalities throughout the United States have done the same thing?

Yazz55
Yazz55

Having moved to Israel 2 1/2 years ago, I've been trying to get an absentee ballot from Hudson Co, NJ. That was my last US residence. The place is ruled by the democrat party thug machine.

They just don't seem to want to send me the ballot.

My speculation is ...

1. They can't predict how I'll vote & doubt that I'd vote democrat

a. and they know I cannot be present to complain about that

2. Now that they know I've moved, my voter registration has been fixed or altered so that whoever or whatever is assigned to vote under my name will vote "properly".

a. This is based on the prevailing political theorem that dying, or moving out of the county/country is no excuse to cease voting.

repubboy
repubboy

typical BS..Laws mean nothing to the lawless and our military people mean even less to them.. one of these days this crap is going to stop.. these people that were responsible need to go to jail, NOW..a lesson needs to be taught.

spin43
spin43

Where is Romney? Is he organizing a group of lawyers to investigate? Is he talking about this on the campaign trail? What about our embassies spending money on Chevy Volts instead of security? Remember when Romney said GM and Chrysler should have gone through a law-abiding bankruptcy? Obama just went and undid over 100 years of bankruptcy law by executive order. Do you really need to listen to these fake debates with liberal moderators to make your decision?

Jay
Jay

Who do they think they are? Chicago?

NOLIKEO
NOLIKEO

What a seedy bunch of people. Totally lawless. 0 wants it at any cause.

Landscaper
Landscaper

No bull-cheese. I thought better of Wus-consin. Hard working men and women they ARE. Apparently some elected Libs think otherwise. Hey dirtbags, you can get UN-ELECTED and I hope the good people in that otherwise great state are paying attention and remember this crap at election time.

havetoask
havetoask

Why aren't the municipalities listed by name? I'm from Wisconsin and I ought to know...It's all b/s wherever you go....came from an old Blatz beer commercial....

B-Funk
B-Funk

This is the only way Obummer can win. Suppress the vote. King Obeyme is at it again.

stage9
stage9

I told you, liberals are criminals...they will do whatever it takes to steal this election.

That may sound alarmist and extreme, but c'mon, with elections quickly approaching, do you really expect me to believe that an illegal without an ID can qualify to vote quicker than a soldier, (who is a US citizen), fighting on the battlefield??

B-Funk
B-Funk

Yep. It's pretty blatant. Of course, this is the only way King Obeyme can win.

daisy_mae
daisy_mae

Mitt, if you happen to see this, bring this up in the debate! Please, with passion, express the horrendous mishandling of our military, THE BEST IN THE WORLD, who are being used for political gain. If anything they should have been the very FIRST served by all our nation's municipalities. Priorities man, priorities! Good Lord they sacrifice their LIVES for us for the privilege to vote! Tell the American citizens Mitt, stick to this hellatious administration's record, stick to what they have done, using our wonderful brave military as pawns for political gain, and in particular BO putting them in harms way by bowing to our country's enemies, making us weak. Please speak about it!!!!

stage9
stage9

Oh God, please don't....he won't.

NYGino
NYGino

Our military fight and risk their lives to ensure that we can vote and the Democrats take that right away from them. Other countries are watching our example of freedom.

Vornak
Vornak

30 ?? Seems to be coordinated. Wouldn't that violate some federal or state law ?

hbnolikeee
hbnolikeee

Breaking the law? That doesn't matter I haven't you noticed?

Philo Beddoe
Philo Beddoe

Soros has been involved in a program to have demunist's elected to all the state's Secy State's office's.

That combined with the fact that Soros owns the Spanish company that counts the votes for POTUS. It may take Divine intervention to save our nation.

We are in a battle with EVIL

white531
white531

A Pennsylvania judge just blocked their voter ID law.

Taryn
Taryn

30 Municipalities? THIRTY? There is absolutely no way this was a coincidental, never-to-happen-again human error.

How is this not a federally prosecute-able offense? If not for the individual 30 municipalities, there must be someone held accountable or we'll just continue to have a DMV on our hands.

jensensah
jensensah

Of course they did, they don't want the republican votes! This administration is doing everything the possibly can, to block Military votes, because they know, the Military wants Obama out! Even if I supported Obama, I wouldn't vote for him if I was in the Military, because he can't even respect our most valued right, THE RIGHT TO VOTE! They want to block voter ID laws because they said it caused voter suppression, THEN WHAT THE HECK IS THIS????????

Paul J. Citro
Paul J. Citro

God forbid we enact a voter ID law but it's OK to screw our military personal sounds like Obummer in action again.

Army_Pilot1967
Army_Pilot1967

It's bad enough that many of our military personnel are in harm's way, but to deprive them of the ability to vote is unconscionable and someone should bear the brunt of this deliberate oversight. Why do liberals want to deprive the military of anything, much less the ability to cast their vote???? Those responsible for this need to be handed a sackful of absentee ballots, then they need to be transported to Afghanistan, Iraq, and any other place where our military is stationed so they can personally hand-out those absentee ballots along with an apology.

Landscaper
Landscaper

They are NOT a Obummer voter so it's not a mistake. Vomit !

jensensah
jensensah

The reason that they push for the Voter ID laws is because it mostly democratic, the reason that they suppress Military Votes, it is because it is mostly republican!! NOTHING THIS ADMINISTRATION DOES, IS FOR THE PEOPLE, IT IS AGAINST THE PEOPLE, ANOTHER CASE AND POINT!

daisy_mae
daisy_mae

What a gargantuous load of cr@p. My heart breaks for our country's finest :(

Landscaper
Landscaper

Don't dare SCREW with our military.................. EVER !!!!!

jensensah
jensensah

Obummer already has, and will!!!

lambfound
lambfound

This would make a great Romney campaign ad.

keninil
keninil

Better for the RNC !!

1tootall
1tootall

These a(( clowns need to be thrown into jail. Period. There is NO EXCUSE for this other than sheer bias and vote suppression. No other reason. Some time in jail might get them to think differently about ignoring the laws of the land with impunity. THIS IS UTTERLY TREASONOUS!!!

WI4Walker
WI4Walker

I am so PO'd about this and have sent off correspondence to any and all that I think can still fix this. Un-fricken-believable.

maynardb50
maynardb50

Democrats have had a hate on for the military since the end of WW2. Beginning with Truman who fired the only good general he had. MacArthur.

whoops2005
whoops2005

Ok. Show of hands. Who is really shocked that this happened?

kong1967
kong1967

Libs move mountains to make sure illegals can vote, but make little effort (or none) for our soldiers. Do you ever see the libs file lawsuits for our soldiers? No, they file lawsuits trying to disqualify them because of the date on the stamp being one day late. Do they file lawsuits against illegals in order to protect our sytem? No, they file lawsuits to protect the illegals and their ability to cast illegal votes.

The Democrat party has it's priorities and values turned upside down. I would be ashamed to be a liberal.

If the election results are close enough that the number of military votes could make a difference from that state (and others like them), I say we hold off on a decision until all of the soldiers' ballots get in and get counted. No soldier's vote should be suppressed...period.

TJinNJ
TJinNJ

Disenfranchised...Eric "The Red" Holder gonna do sumpton bout it?

whoops2005
whoops2005

Right after Holder and the New BIack Panthers take over another college ROTC office, I'm sure he will put this at the top of his list.

TIMERUNNER
TIMERUNNER

The persons from the top down in these Wis. municipalities who are charged to seeing these ballots are shipped to our troops should be jailed.

Unites Postal Serivce (UPS) could have the Absentee Ballots there in 5 day's, load um up move um out!

Where is Leon Panetta? Where is Hillary Clinton?

aposematic
aposematic

Panetta is hiding out in the Pentagon's Mosque; Hillarios is still under her desk playing CYA.

Orangeone
Orangeone

Military = Republican votes. Wisconsin is a swing state and has VP candidate. Voter fraud for O'Bambi. No surprises here.

Wayne Parsons
Wayne Parsons

Pray for a legitimate American spring in November, where patriots wrestle control from the looters and thugs

Wayne Parsons
Wayne Parsons

Is it humanly possible to be corrupt than what this Administration and their minions are. At the risk of total insurrection, I pray that honest, hard working Americans survive this November. There has not been in a time in American history where so much is at stake. If Obama survives, America will be past the point of no return.