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Virginia campaign officials for GOP presidential candidate John McCain are saying that some Fairfax County absentee ballots — and possibly some in Hampton Roads — from overseas service members are getting rejected due to a technicality. But the Fairfax registrar said that he is following state ...
Military Ballots Being Rejected in Virginia
humanevents.com — Fairfax County Registrar Rokey Suleman is disqualifying an overwhelming majority of the military federal write-in absentee ballots received in his county on the basis that no address had been given for those witnessing the voter signatures on the ... (more) Military Ballots Being Rejected in Virginia
Military Ballots Still a Battleground in Virginia
humanevents.com — Military ballots are still being rejected in Fairfax County, Va., by registrar Rokey Suleman on the basis that the Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot, or FWAB, should have a witness address accompanying the signature. Federal law enabling military ... (more) Military Ballots Still a Battleground in Virginia
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Military Ballots Tossed In Virginia Due To Ballot Technicality
Say Anything — ... The chief election official, a Democrat, tossed them because the absentee ballots didn’t list an address for the witness.  Information for which there isn’t even a blank on the form. ...

So F*cking Sick Of This Shit! Some Service Members Have Ballots Rejected
Pat Dollard | Young Americans — ... that the man in the foxhole next to them would be the best, not some draftee who’s going to get them killed … Don’t ever put yourself in the position where you can take from these men. And so, do you think/believe if this poll were the other way this issue would be strongly addressed, and corrected? A tussle over military votes in Virginia reveals a scrap for every single vote. By PATRICK LYNCH - (Daily Press) Virginia campaign officials for GOP presidential candidate John McCain are ...

Military Ballots Tossed In Fairfax
The Atlantic Politics Channel — ... Military ballots are being tossed in Fairfax Co, VA because of a "technicality."  Not a lot of them compared to the size of the electorate, but more than a few. ...

Now THIS Will Piss You Off
Riehl World View — ... The patchwork problem of federal and state election regulations strikes again. Military ballots are being tossed in Fairfax Co, VA because of a "technicality." Not a lot of them compared to the size of the electorate, but more than a few. ...

You Can Fight and Die for your county--but you can't VOTE
The Discerning TexanVirginia counties are throwing out military ballots. Nice. With Acorn signing up Mickey Mouses, Adolf Hitler and the Dallas Cowboys in virtually every battleground state.

Military Ballots Tossed in Virginia
Outside The Beltway | OTB — ... My home county is routinely throwing out absentee ballots from overseas military because of a technicality in the law . Fairfax General Registrar Rokey Suleman said Thursday that he had had to reject some of the ballots because of a Virginia law passed in 2002. That law — then called Senate Bill 113, sponsored by then-state Sen. Bill Bolling — requires that when an overseas citizen wants to request an absentee ballot and cast a vote with the same paperwork, it requires not only a witness signature but the current address of the witness. The McCain campaign said there’s not ...

Military Ballots Being Tossed in Fairfax, VA
The Corner on National Review Online — ... the Daily Press reports : Fairfax general registrar Rokey Suleman said Thursday that he has had to reject some of the ballots because of a Virginia law passed in 2002. That law then called Senate Bill 113, sponsored by then state Sen. Bill Bolling requires that when an overseas citizen wants to request an absentee ballot and cast a vote with the same paperwork, it requires not only a witness signature but also the current address of the witness. The McCain campaign said there's not even a space for the witness to list an address. Suleman agreed; he said the federal ...

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