Do they just say "oh everybody in the military is Republican and that's that"?
Or does Diebolt let them tap their votes out in Morse Code?
(Excuse me officer, but you tapped 3 times - so that is what we call a stuttering M-CHAD...we'll just mark you down for Huckabee, ok?)
2007-12-30 16:47:33 · 8 answers · asked by rabble rouser 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
lol, Diebolt or morse code, but this would be better way than it is done.
The active overseas military votes by marking paper ballots that are mailed into the local precincts. Usually the absentee ballots are not counted at all, but in Florida in the year 2000, as many absentee ballot as possible were counted in districts that were already won by Bush, and the military ballots were given priority.
It has been said that some of our troops were allowed to complete their ballots as long as several days after that election. The assumption, as you say, was that most members of the US military vote Republican. Many of the ballots were not witnessed as to time and date, and some of them were received in precincts where the soldier or marine was not even registered. Nonetheless, most of these votes were counted.
Oh...back to your question. I think the same thing would happen in 2008 if the election was that close again. If it is a normal election with the Democrats leading after eight years of Republican rule, then the normal rule of not counting military ballots will prevail.
"Examining the vote" http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9507e0d8133bf936a25754c0a9679c8b63
2007-12-31 08:20:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They don't most mail in's are thrown away.
There is an entire demographic science based on throwing out absentee ballots.
California managed to get the absentee ballot 1/4 of an ounce over the standard postage allowable wt. Resulting it the dumping of Millions of vote for wrong postage.
2007-12-31 00:52:01 · answer #2 · answered by Guerilla Liberal fighter 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Absentee Ballots. Just like anyone else who is away from their home polling place on election day.
2007-12-31 00:56:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They get put in with other absentee ballots.
2007-12-31 00:50:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
They conduct absentee voting for whatever state they are on record as residents of.
2007-12-31 09:24:09 · answer #5 · answered by joseph b 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absentee Ballets for the state you represent (home state).
2007-12-31 03:27:14 · answer #6 · answered by Ms Show Me 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They don't, unless it's necessary, much like every other absentee ballot.
2007-12-31 00:56:07 · answer #7 · answered by DOOM 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They don't...as the 2000 election proved.
2007-12-31 00:50:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋