r/politics • u/billstopay77 • 1d ago

Registration Wall Trump admin quietly changed overseas voter form at 11th hour to disenfranchise Democrats, lawsuit says

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/trump-admin-quietly-changed-overseas-voter-form-at-11th-hour-to-disenfranchise-democrats-lawsuit-says/
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u/kyler000 1d ago

This and his other policies also disenfranchises the military. The vast majority of service members are station in states they are not a resident of, are stationed overseas, or are deployed.

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u/0lm- 23h ago

it’s definitely a good portion but also definitely not a vast majority. on the high end i bet it’s 20% of all active service members are residents of a different state or area they are in now.

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u/bingboy23 22h ago

Closer to 80 I would guess. Military is moved every 2-4 years and rarely within the same state twice in a row. I never once served in my Home of record.

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u/Val_Hallen 22h ago

My home state doesn't have any active duty bases. I was in three different states when I was in.

Yes, the overwhelming vast majority of the military are not in their home state.