Has anyone hear anything about how the military voted?

I haven't heard one peep :shrug:

Seriously a few months ago the Pentagon said something about how THEY would collect and tally the absentee ballots.

And I have waited for news of that vote since day 1:think:

I know of no way to substantiate this, but if that's true the popular vote should have followed.

But I recall a poll shortly before the election that had bush with 70% of the military vote.

Randi Rhodes, at the top of the hour, played snippets from yesterday's CSpan. It was hosted by Brian Lamb, and the show was devoted to soldiers in Iraq. Only soldiers called in.

I heard not ONE positive call.

its either vote absentee, or use their internet voting system. i recall reading a news piece awhile ago that quoted an expert on how terribly insecure it was.

so they probably did fudge it.

I also heard the military vote went overwhelmingly to Kerry. I distinctly remember 70-30%. That alone reinforced my belief that we were robbed. No president has a fricken' mandate with 30% of the military. :grr:

It's a secret ballot.

Maybe counties can be checked with large military bases. I don't know of any. Anyone?

Also my hubby is active Navy he never got his absentee ballot from IL. He's registered to vote there, but we reside in PA. He was going full throttle for Kerry.

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Nearly 30 percent of registered military voters did not get a ballot in 2000, or got it too late. This year, Wright estimates between 20 percent and 40 percent of service members will not have their vote counted because of slow mail and differing state rules.

Because of GOP complaints about service members not receiving their ballots, Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell agreed Friday to extend the state's deadline for counting overseas ballots by eight days, to Nov. 10.

Since the Florida debacle, the Pentagon has announced steps designed to make every military vote count. Several have failed.

After spending $22-million, the Defense Department abandoned an Internet-based voting system after citing security concerns - leaving regular mail as the main way to vote from abroad.

In addition, a Defense Department program that helps Americans vote from overseas blocked access to its Web site for fear of hackers, locking out would-be voters. The site did not reopen until late September, although the department recommends allowing at least 45 days for requesting, receiving and mailing ballots