http://hoosieraccess.com/blog/2008/10/01/rokita-observing-hoosier-troops-voting-in-iraq/ HoosierAccess.com Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:08:16 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://hoosieraccess.com/blog/2008/10/01/rokita-observing-hoosier-troops-voting-in-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-6100 A Pretty Mess » Blog Archive » American Voters Abroad Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:07:36 +0000 http://hoosieraccess.com/?p=2370#comment-6100 [...] Hoosier Access posts about the voting process for soldiers in Iraq: …voting turnout is extremely high. He chalked that up to the improved methods of voting for troops (troops can vote by absentee, email, a secure internet process set up by the Dept. of Defense or fax) as well as the general importance of this election. He mentioned that he’s hearing as much about presidential election in Iraq as he in the United States. Third, he also mentioned turnout was high because of the greater importance in the handling of ballots and the importance that the military has put on connecting troops with military personnel in charge of voting. He mentioned that the ballots are seen as a direct extension of the soldier and that the ballots are treated with the utmost care. [...] [...] Hoosier Access posts about the voting process for soldiers in Iraq: …voting turnout is extremely high. He chalked that up to the improved methods of voting for troops (troops can vote by absentee, email, a secure internet process set up by the Dept. of Defense or fax) as well as the general importance of this election. He mentioned that he’s hearing as much about presidential election in Iraq as he in the United States. Third, he also mentioned turnout was high because of the greater importance in the handling of ballots and the importance that the military has put on connecting troops with military personnel in charge of voting. He mentioned that the ballots are seen as a direct extension of the soldier and that the ballots are treated with the utmost care. [...]

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