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Old 11-04-2008, 09:28 AM   #3 (permalink)
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The short answer: Yes.

The long answer: Yes, but their vote may not get counted. Absentee ballot requirements vary from state to state (for instance, some require a witness to sign a form), and given the number of absentee ballots a lot of states are having to send overseas to troops, this complicates things. Some states were not prepared and have not necessarily allowed for the needed turnaround time that sending a ballot over there and back again requires.

Have you had your head buried in the sand for the last few weeks? There have been a few stories out there in the news about troops voting, namely saying that there were a number of difficulties in 2004 and only about 30% of the troop vote was counted, and that they expect similar difficulties this time around.

Here is an article from CNN that explains what's going on: Ballots from U.S. troops risk being discarded - CNN.com
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