The Justice Department spokeswoman Xochil Hinojosa confirmed "The Department is working with all states to investigate and remedy any problems that will prevent our men and women serving overseas from having the opportunity to vote and have their votes counted," Hinojosa said.
The following states have problems in 2010:
Illinois
Cris Cray, Director of Legislation at the Illinois State Board of Elections, says not all of Illinois' 110 jurisdictions were compliant with the 2009 Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act (MOVE). Illinois was required to have all of its absentee ballots mailed by Sept. 18, the national deadline. Election officials have until Nov. 15 to count the absentee ballots, which must be postmarked by midnight Nov. 1 to be eligible. Cray says she is currently compiling data from each of Illinois' jurisdictions to determine which were compliant and which were delinquent. Cray said it's possible the ballots may not be counted because the state was tardy in sending them out.
New Mexico
The Justice Department settled a case with New Mexico where six counties failed to mail ballots by the deadline.
New York
The New York State Board of Elections' failure to send all of its 320,000 absentee ballots to the state's military servicemen and women and overseas voters. New York State had been granted a waiver to this provision by the Justice Department, giving the local boards an extra 15 days, until Oct. 1, to get their ballots in the mail. But that date came and went with ballots in the city and four counties remaining unsent. John Conklin, a spokesman for the New York State Board of Elections, confirmed that "all of the ballots" statewide had been sent and reiterated that all military and overseas voters can vote via the state's e-mail ballot delivery system. According to state election board figures, there are 49,468 registered overseas voters in New York State, 20,172 of whom are serving in the military. In New York City alone, there are 36,446 registered overseas voters, including 6,557 who serve in the military.
Update
Indiana
A group that advocates for military voting rights has reported that St. Joseph County in South Bend missed this year's deadline for mailing absentee ballots to service members overseas.
Violations were also found in California, Connecticut, Nevada, along with possible violations in Alabama and Arkansas.
The Military Voter Protection Project
The MVP Project was created to defend military members’ right to vote and to provide them with the very right that they defend.
Use the above link to learn more about their mission or donate online to support their cause.
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