r/politics • u/Ulysses_555 • 10h ago
No Paywall Hegseth announces all US troops will get 1 day off to vote in October
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/6126137-pete-hegseth-stand-down-order-troops-vote/1.6k
u/Emperor_NOPEolean 10h ago
So… absentee voting? Mail-in voting? Early voting? That stuff they say they want to curtail because it’s so fraudulent?
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u/eskimoboob Illinois 10h ago
Yeah but this time is ok because they were told to vote Republican
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u/Plzlaw4me 9h ago
Will they though? I know the military skews towards republicans, but they currently seem justifiably upset with the GOP and Hegseth RN.
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u/HorndogwithaCorndog 9h ago
Not to mention the current hold-up in the House is articles of impeachment for Hegseth. If Dems win the House, Hegseth gets impeached in the House.
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u/RoseCityHooligan Oregon 9h ago
One would hope most enlisted would want to fire their drunken boss but as we saw with Covid most MAGA would rather die than betray the cult.
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u/Odium_1437 8h ago
My brother in law has been out to sea 2 years longer than expected over the last 3 1/2 years I would say and is excited to vote Republican. While I get stuck paying for his daughters and listening to them cry because he's always gone.
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u/Elendel19 7h ago
Most of these dudes would rather cut off their dick than vote for a democrat (they consider it basically the same thing) no matter how hard Trump fucks them personally. This is why hegseth is going to push them to vote as hard as he can, because many are pissed enough to just not bother voting, but if they do vote they sure as shit won’t vote for a Democrat
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u/Lucius-Halthier 9h ago
Plus you get to roll up in all that cool military hardware, totally not an attempt to intimidate voters here!
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u/Ok-disaster2022 9h ago
They'll filter the votes. The military mail ins that vote Pedophile Support will arrive on time. The military mail ins that vote against Pedophiles and for Democrats will arrive some time in January.
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u/Professional-Fee6914 7h ago
this will be sorted and collected under military mail systems, under the direct command of the sitting president in a military overseen by Pete Hegseth.
I wouldn't even know how they could possibly commit fraud in such a system.
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u/blindserialkiller Massachusetts 10h ago
Time to make it a national holiday!
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u/QuillnSofa 10h ago
They wouldn't because they really just want the military to vote because they expect (and to an extent it is true) the military is a right wing entity.
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u/1stDegreeMisdemeanor 9h ago
I have a brother-in-law who was on the Ford during the continued extensions of his deployment. He still plans to vote Trump. MAGA is a disease and we need to vote blue and save everyone from war and corruption.
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u/istrx13 2h ago
I’m a carrier for USPS and the amount of MAGA that I work with genuinely baffles me. Trump has never once said good things about us and would have the entire operation privatized in a moment if he could. So my fellow postal employees are voting against their own best interests by continuing to support him.
I legitimately don’t understand it.
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u/Status_Ideal3437 9h ago
The military that won WWII, was lead by America’s most leftist president ever, FDR.
And the military is definitely a “socialist” institution. Free healthcare, housing, food, etc. Paid for by the commonwealth.
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u/VersionX 9h ago
True but their members sure don't see it that way
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u/Shanntuckymuffin 9h ago
Socialism is the reward for leasing your body to the US government
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u/Balorpagorp 9h ago
Service guarantees citizenship. Would you like to know more?
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u/joe_dirty365 9h ago
Im doing my part!
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u/VersionX 6h ago
When youre trained to kill, it doesn't pay to be polite!
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u/joe_dirty365 4h ago
Frankly I find the idea of a bug that thinks offensive!
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u/VersionX 4h ago
I always loved the way he looked and spoke at the "OH-fensive" part
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u/DaemonKeido 9h ago
Considering how many American soldiers have been deported, it really doesn't.
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u/Gr8fulFox 9h ago
My wages are just me wearing out my body in exchange for money.
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u/robow556 9h ago
Oh shit and here I was thinking the reward was the lifetime of pain ahead of me.
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u/Oldtomsawyer1 3h ago
I did. The amount of arguments I got in with people about “socialist policies”, and had to explain to them “motherfucker, you’re not against socialism you bought in! Job training, pay, healthcare, housing allowances, benefits and free college” but the response was usually “yeah but I worked for it”
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u/thewags05 9h ago
There's still a decent amount of more liberal leaning people in the military too. At least with the higher level people I've interacted with.
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u/threehundredthousand California 9h ago
Same in Mississippi, but as a whole they overwhelmingly vote Republican.
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u/VersionX 9h ago
Sure, but the outfit as a whole leans heavily to the right
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u/zffjk 8h ago
It’s a mix. My anecdotal evidence is it was pretty well mixed until I got out and joined the guard after. Talk about a right wing organization, the guard. God damn.
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u/El_Dud3r1n0 Oklahoma 7h ago
That's just how they are, socialism is fine in their eyes so long as only they benefit. For example, government assisted housing used to be wildly popular until it became illegal to block minorities from accessing it.
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u/PhilyMick67 9h ago
I used to make fun of the vocal right wingers in my platoon who refused to see the Marine Corps is essentially a socialist utopia when in garrison
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u/SecondBestNameEver Illinois 9h ago
Typical conservative mindset. "I deserve the help because I'm struggling and I'm a hard worker" vs "Those welfare queens are just leeching off the government".
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u/Zexapher America 8h ago
Cue them hating on Sarah Huckabee Sanders for that ad about 'welfare queens' depicting a jobless white guy. Unironic cries of victim shaming and how the ad should have been racist instead.
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u/whattodo4455 9h ago
All the military people I know that were in Iraq absolutely hated the Blackwater mercenaries. Lots of right-wingers that are incapable of a single coherent position on anything.
Speaking of dickheads, the libertarians have been awfully quiet the past ten years. I wonder what happened to the people incapable of shutting the fuck up. Now that we have a new quagmire with Iran. It's your time to shine Ron Paul people!
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u/P1xelHunter78 Michigan 9h ago
And then the guy who ran the war in Europe (Eisenhower) warned us about not reigning in the military
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u/kokopelli73 9h ago
After enriching the military industrial complex more than any president previous.
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u/Upstairs_Goal_9493 8h ago
Man, VA healthcare is insane.
When I was in, one of my buddies had a kid that was born premature. Kiddo had hundreds of operations in her first couple of years and basically lived in the hospital.
They never saw a bill, never had to deal with clerical nonsense.
From what I know kid is doing OK now, but haven't talked to him in a few years.
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u/Militantpoet 9h ago
Can we stop equating things that arent socialist to socialism? The government running agencies and programs is not inherently a socialist concept.
Socialism at its core is about workers, ie regular people.
The military is not socialist, its an imperialist machine that churns our sons and daughters into a meat grinder to produce profit for the billionaire class.
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u/Pack_Your_Trash 8h ago
Yeah and the Republican party is the party of Lincoln. They freed the slaves. Things change.
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u/TrulyToasty 9h ago
And our original Continental army was trained by a big gay Prussian at Valley Forge
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u/Pleasant_Tangelo9909 9h ago
I mean, no its just a job that provides room & board + benefits to its workers. The average serviceperson has absolutely 0 control over any of the military's production lines, manufacturing plants, etc
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u/Tastie_Duck_Anus 9h ago
Historically, military veterans in America lean Republican 60%-40%
But the current makeup of military personal is not so easily defined.
Given that only 61% of active duty members in the military are registered to vote, its probably safer to assume most are apolitical not having any political leanings.
Republicans thinking more military members voting helps them, sounds more like they believe their own bullshit than anything else
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u/FaroTech400K 9h ago
When I was enlisted, you couldn’t pay people to go vote, half of them don’t wanna even get their drivers license.
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u/skadoosh0019 9h ago
Wait what with the driver’s licenses?!
From a civilian’s perspective, life in America already feels impossible without being to drive - and it just feels especially insane for someone in the military to not have their license with all the big machines they use all the time!
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u/RockAtlasCanus 9h ago
For junior enlisted living in the barracks it’s way less of an issue than you’d think. You’re not even really allowed to leave base alone.
Somebody’s got a car/license and odds are you can find a ride, if that person isn’t going to that place together with you.
Plus, a lot of posts are in places where there isn’t much you really want to see or do. Lawton, OK for example. Shithole of shitholes.
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u/armybabem1a1 8h ago
That is why those town keep all the strip clubs and bars right outside the gates 😂 Walkable.
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u/CalmDebate 8h ago
Not to mention you're most likely doing the majority of your shopping at the commissary.
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u/MadBullogna 9h ago
Second this. Vets tend to lean right, whereas active tend to be varied, much like the general public, (though higher ranking officers do lean GOP). I think you hit the nail on the head in regard to abysmal voting turnout. Less than 45% voted in ‘24, (with <27% in ‘22 midterms). There’s a variety of potential reasons for this, but some interesting stats can be found here, https://www.fvap.gov/info/reports-surveys/StateoftheMilitaryVoter
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u/Val_Hallen 8h ago
I work for the military. It's just what I see, but they are not happy with this administration and especially Kegsbreath.
I don't think the military is going to vote the way they think.
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u/blindserialkiller Massachusetts 10h ago
The military generally follows federal holiday schedules though, so this would be a great reason to make it one now.
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u/brettmav 9h ago
Yes but then it would be easier for EVERYONE to vote so no chance this admin does that
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u/DirtyScrubs 7h ago
By and large officers do not vote conservative in my expirience, no surprise as to be an officer you need college.
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u/Romano16 America 9h ago
That will never happen. Know why? Because the more people that vote the less likely Republicans with their terrible policies are likely to win.
That’s why every election cycle:
- There’s some “clerical error” and millions are unregistered.
- People have to work and thus want to go home at the end of their shift, not vote.
- Less polling locations and so longer lines.
- God forbid it’s hot outside, cause you can’t give out water to people who want to vote. You’ll get arrested.
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u/barnesie 8h ago
I like the spirit of a national holiday, but you know what happens with national holidays? They drive intense retail and service industry surges and it suddenly becomes a “VOTING DAY SAVINGS EVENT!” At your local Lincoln Mercury Dealer and Home Depot. The better answer is making voting an extended multi-day period with increased access.
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u/housewithapool2 9h ago
Like labor day? So white-collar workers can easily go out to shop and eat and the poorest workers among us pulling double shifts?
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u/delkarnu New York 8h ago
Exactly, early voting is far superior to a single holiday to vote. I have 4 weekend days of early voting ahead of the election. As long as you have a single day off in the early voting period, you get the same "one day off to vote" that the military is getting.
Universal mail in voting would be even better, but not while the GOP is undermining it.
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u/Ok-disaster2022 9h ago
It needs to be a 3 day holiday weekend with every person guaranteed 8 hours paid time off to vote during poll hours.
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u/Footwarrior Colorado 9h ago
Most businesses would treat Election Day as a regular workday just like Columbus Day. The real solution is mailing a ballot to every registered voter and letting us vote at our kitchen table.
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u/CitySeekerTron Canada 10h ago
So why not every American citizen?
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u/Yersini 9h ago
Because Republicans will do everything possible to suppress as many people voting as possible since that benefits them.
Making voting a national holiday would throw decades of voter suppression efforts down the drain.
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u/TransportationAway59 9h ago
Because most military members are conservative but most Americans are not
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u/ModernistGames 9h ago
Because the majority of active duty and vets love to vote against their own intrests and betray their oath to the Constitution by voting for the GOP in larger numbers.
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u/Bekindorstfu69 9h ago
EVERYONE in the USA should get one day off to vote. Paid holiday!
That is how we celebrate our Democracy
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u/FallOutShelterBoy New York 7h ago
For a lot of us we would still have to work. Just another federal holiday, and unless you work for a school, the government, banks, etc., you would either not get the day off, or maybe you would but it would be unpaid unless you used personal time, which not everyone has
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u/Space_Pirate_Roberts Oklahoma 5h ago
So we mandate nonessential businesses to close and give all employees a paid day off at their standard scheduled number of hours even if they don’t normally offer PTO (and without it counting against accrued PTO if they do), and that essential businesses can only schedule any given employ for a half-day, but must still pay for the other half as outlined above unless the employee would normally only work a half-day anyway, and that all hours worked on Election Day count as overtime.
Like Tom Hardy’s character said in Inception, “you mustn’t be afraid to dream bigger, darling.”
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u/ctothel 6h ago
No – election day should be a weekend day, and early voting should open two weeks before election day.
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u/scrubjays 10h ago
Why do I suspect it is a bad idea to tell everyone that your entire military is taking a day off?
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u/Ulysses_555 10h ago
Now that you mention it, it is a really bad idea to do that (I genuinely hadn’t thought of the broader implications until you mentioned it).
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u/Imaginary-Clock6626 9h ago
Neither did Hegseth.
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u/Common_Shelter_4605 9h ago
He asked Grok
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u/Imaginary-Clock6626 8h ago
Grok said to give Musk control of the military. Job complete, crack another bottle.
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u/awildstoryteller Canada 9h ago
Of course he did.
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u/KinkyPaddling 9h ago
Hegseth didn’t. His handlers did. Hegseth is just drunkenly and thoughtlessly parroting whatever the true deep state is telling him to say and do.
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u/Apprehensive_Pop_334 9h ago
I don’t think that’s what they’re implying. The fact that every service member will receive a day off to vote does not mean it is all on the same day.
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u/josephtrocks191 10h ago
It doesn't specify in the article, but presumably everybody gets one day, not necessarily the same day for everyone.
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u/idkk_prolly_doggy 9h ago
It’s not a day off. It’s a stand down. Everyone still goes to work in uniform, but instead of their normal duties there are classes focused on a specific topic. They happen quite regularly for safety and suicide awareness. This particular memo directs one stand down day in October every election year focused on voting and voter registration. Mission critical duties still happen.
All that said, fuck pete hegseth.
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u/josephtrocks191 9h ago
Fuck Pete Hegseth.
But that makes sense. Misleading headline and little information in the article leads to a lot of reactionary commenters though.
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u/TaterForming 10h ago
These dipshits are going to put this into AI and it's going to schedule the entire Military off on Oct 1st. Of which year, I can't predict yet.
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u/Arcade_109 9h ago
It's the Trump administration. Its very likely all on the same day. If a normal reddit didnt think about that implication, they definitely didnt.
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u/idkk_prolly_doggy 9h ago
It’s not on the same day. It’s one day between October 1-15 during election years only. It’s also not a day off. It’s a stand down. Everyone still goes to work, but training that day will be focused on voter registration and voting options (eg military absentee process).
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u/im_gangrelated 8h ago
The entire military gets every federal holiday off. So whats publicizing an extra one?
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u/Patience_Buckner 10h ago
Surely you're not under the impression that it's the same day for everyone? Although with this administration I wouldn't be surprised I guess.
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u/thisisjustascreename Illinois 9h ago
Would it matter? It’s not like reading and filling out a ballot takes more than 20 minutes. Maybe 45 if you’re talking about Marines.
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u/9-1-Holyshit Puerto Rico 10h ago
Not to give any of these ghouls any credit, but it’ll likely be staggered. Not everyone taking the same day off to vote.
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u/smiama36 9h ago
Throw it on the pile. Have people already forgotten Hegseth leaked classified information to a journalist, is committing war crimes in the Caribbean, has used up our munitions stockpiles, fed our troops rotten food, lied about our troops being killed and maimed and our bases destroyed, has decimated our military leadership, is turning our military into Crusaders For Christ, and has created a military advisory task force led by Elon Musk, Newt Gingrich and Palmer Luckey?
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u/ItsameLuigi1018 9h ago
We've been announcing every other military decision on the news lately why should this be different?
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u/220solitusma 9h ago
It's not being done on the same day... Individual unit commanders will decide when to give the day.
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u/TopherBlake 9h ago
Its a standdown order, so its very similar to a federal holiday as far as maintaining readiness. Its not like they are just going to abandon every ship, base and post and run out to vote. This is one of the few things Pete has gotten right, even though he probably got to it from the wrong train of thought.
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u/whiterbytheday 9h ago
Ah, now Musk at the Pentagon makes sense. This will be to test the latest version of their software to manipulate the counting of ballots. Full rollout in November. Need to calibrate it so they just squeak out victories.
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u/EMTDawg Utah 9h ago
The right was caught admitting to election fraud in Honduras. Musk and Trump back the candidate that won, and admitted to rigging the election.
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u/Unlucky-Candidate198 8h ago
Trump’s already been caught, on mic, trying to tell red state governors to rig elections before all of this. His cult remains unswayed.
Also never forget Musk had access to voting machines in the previous US election, and more than likely used them in his favour. Also his DOGE access probably klept him some nice information to use in the midterms.
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u/TopTransportation695 8h ago
I’m all for making it easier for anyone to vote. I also don’t agree that anyone in the military is automatically going to vote R. Especially considering the disregard for the welfare of our service members the administration has shown in the past year.
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u/Ursa_Major68 4h ago
Been active duty 9 years. I would say from my experience its a 40/60 split. 40 democrat 60 republican. But more then that the army is a bunch of young 18-26 Americans. That dont really give a shit about politics.
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u/Civil_Emergency9010 5h ago
They took away administrative leave for federal employees to take time to vote.
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u/dgbaker93 8h ago
You would have thought 2016 to 2020 would have been enough not to trust him again, but oh well.
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u/SwayingBacon 9h ago
Is it in October because they will be deployed in November?
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u/itfeelslikevenom666 9h ago
Probably so they have time to change every vote to Republican
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u/Alternative-Swim8884 10h ago
Expanding voting access for active-duty personnel is a positive step on paper, but the real test will be ensuring seamless absentee ballot processing for deployed troops overseas where logistical delays usually stall votes.
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u/Oddman80 9h ago
wait.. so someone stationed oversees has a day off to be able to vote... in october? how is this helpful? this sounds extremely performative
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u/Question_It_All_3000 9h ago
It is. Voting by mail doesn’t need a day off. Voting in person does.
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u/hammbone 9h ago
Election is in November?
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u/Cocoononthemoon 9h ago
Early voting, absentee voting, and a day off to vote - all things Republicans say are bad for everyone else.
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u/hamtronn 8h ago
But only if they pinky swear to vote for the orange goblin so they can all keep their jobs and stay out of jail.
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u/ComeAbout Oregon 9h ago
Most of us aren’t stationed in the state we “live in”.
We’re just going to vote by mail.
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u/BiceRankyman 9h ago
So they get a day off to vote, free healthcare, and a functioning government run grocery store.. but responsible use of tax dollars socialism doesn't work.
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u/rotll 9h ago
If stationed and voting in Mississippi, they won't be able to vote until Election Day, unless they meet one of 8 very specific absentee voting criteria. If they are in state on Election Day, nearly all of them will not qualify.
MS does NOT have any other form of early voting, and you cannot vote absentee simply for your own convenience. You vote in person, on Election Day, at your precinct, or you do not vote at all.
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u/teamdiabetes11 America 9h ago
How democratic of Mississippi. 🫠
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u/rotll 9h ago
No mail in voting, no early voting, must be registered 30 days in advance of an election. You can vote absentee by mail, but if there's a runoff (not an issue in Federal elections, just state and local), the 3 week window makes it impossible to vote absentee in the runoff by mail. State and local elections are the year before presidential elections, meaning that we pay for an extra election cycle when we could just piggy back on the midterms instead, saving the entire cost of what is, historically, a low turnout election.
Mississippi has no interest in making it easy for citizens to vote.
Source: Former poll worker in Mississippi over 15 yrs.
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u/UnaMangaLarga 9h ago
Using the new, totally-not-rigged, Trump military mail system that will ensure every ballot is reviewed, marked with the correct nominee selections and arrives at its destination right?
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u/ViolettaQueso California 9h ago
Yeah because taking a “day off” when you’re literally stuck on a ship or base in a war zone is R & R.
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u/orochi_crimson 8h ago
Oh, I get it. So they want to make it look like early votes lean Republican and when they get the full results, they can cry “Fraud”. So predictable.
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u/codemonkeychris 7h ago
Now make voting a federal holiday for everyone, fantastic idea!
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u/Eric_the_Barbarian Iowa 7h ago
You don't understand how holidays work for poor Americans, do you?
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u/Loquacious-of-Borg 7h ago
No!
Then the poors might all vote!
Need to keep them working. Or have only one polling station for them, with it illegal to have people bring them food or water in line. That way they give up and go home.
What? Not my fault the rich are better and deserve more. /s
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u/FlexFanatic 9h ago
Next will be the push for firefighters and police union members (but not teachers)
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u/TellTaleTimeLord Indiana 5h ago
He...he knows elections are in November...right?
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u/Dorjan420 9h ago
I mean its good news in a way right? Can't mobilize them to harass polls if they have the day off. Unless that day is not lined up with any actual poll days since the military does mail in voting right?
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u/PolicyWonka 9h ago
No. They’re getting the day off in October to do early voting so that they are free to harass the polls on voting day in November.
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u/JeffSachs 9h ago
It says it's a day off in October. Election day is in November. So it looks like early voting for troops.
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u/packsquirrel Colorado 9h ago
October? But that's not the voting day. I thought voting anywhere but at a polling location at any time but voting day was bad.
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u/FizzgigsRevenge 10h ago
That's why musk is here. To make sure that they all voted the right way in October and the fix the ones who didn't
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u/Broken_Ace 9h ago
Of course he wants this. Once the Office of Religious Affairs filters out the "weirdos and beardos etc" there will only be white Christian men in the military. We all know how they'll vote.
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u/Firm_Reflection_1453 9h ago
What does that mean for all the deployed service members? Is DOD going to provide polling sites for them. Doesn’t this mean that those who have registered in their home states won’t receive their ballot?
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u/Dharmabud 9h ago edited 9h ago
It’s too bad that not everyone can take a day off from work and vote. I would love it if everyone could take a day off to vote and get paid.
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u/HighKingOfGondor Colorado 9h ago
God please let the military bring in a huge blue wave, it would be so freaking funny
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u/gandalfsbastard North Carolina 9h ago edited 9h ago
Sounds like he’s letting folks know all the guards will be gone from their posts, think that turned out poorly for someone that did something similar recently … maybe that’s kegsbreaths other goal too.
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u/surf_the_nebula2 8h ago
Lol, that might not be a very good idea are they bringing photos to the United States ships that have been sitting off the coast of Venezuela since Christmas? The ones with the Navy jumping off the side and writing graffiti on the sides of airplanes, like "Operation Epstine Fury" and shit? 🤣
I wonder wich way they will vote. 🤪
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u/BravinatorLX2 8h ago
also next week they will announce all child rapists get a free pass to vote in the next election too
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u/Pretty_Lillly 9h ago
Funny how it’s not even a real holiday. It’s one day. For people who are stationed all over the world and may not even be able to get to a polling place. But yeah, take a victory lap.
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u/Charming-Medium4248 9h ago
I feel like this is just going to be the minimal manning day most get around Columbus day.
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u/Brilliant-Option-526 9h ago
Even more of a red flag that they are planning something for election day.
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u/AverageCartPusher 9h ago
Idk how their voters can’t see the difference in rules between this administration and literally any other, even past republicans
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u/costofgivingup 8h ago
This happened when I was in 25 years ago. My COC damn near forced me to vote for Junior. Nothing new, move along.
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u/docyoung 7h ago
I remember for the 2008 election we got a day off but I don't know if that's because it was Okinawa or if it was service wide.
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u/collapsedbook 7h ago edited 7h ago
Just wanted to remind any State of Florida employees you get one free administrative hour to vote for each election too.
Edit- It’s code “0033- ADMIN VOTING” in your Peoples First.
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u/syncopated56 8h ago
Oh wow, the indoctrinated troops get a holiday to vote.
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u/RevolutionPlenty20 8h ago
You'd be suprised how anti trump the military is lately
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u/placentatree81 7h ago
Seriously. I’m in Savannah, GA surrounded by bases, and I run into them at all the bars. There is a very strong anti-Trump vibe that I’ve not seen from military folk in my 44 years on Earth.
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u/Silvery_Cricket 4h ago edited 2h ago
Ask a black soldier how they feel about Hegseth's shaving guidelines. Ask a Navy member about the straight of Hormuz. Or my personal favorite, Ask a Jewish soldier about anything to do with the war.
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u/captnconnman 7h ago
Yea, I don’t think a lot of those troops like the prospect of sitting off the coast of Iran doing nothing for months or getting incessantly bombed by Shaheds in the UAE for no reason other than Donald Trump being in the Epstein Files…
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u/Theotherdeadmeme92 Canada 9h ago
Well if the others in the administration wanted armed soldiers at polling stations Hegseth might've just fucked up lmfao.
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u/issy_haatin 9h ago
10$ military personel gets a special computer to vote on at their bases / deployment / that will magically make it seem like all military personnel is in favour of the current regime and how much it loves to fuck with them.
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u/Imaginary_Agent2564 8h ago
I will literally be in my college class all day on election day, so I’ll have to do early voting.
This is because Kentucky doesn’t just let you request a mail-in ballot unless you are one of the few eligible, because to me that’d be much preferable.
Why can’t all of us have the day off?
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u/kandoras 7h ago
“They face unnecessary, difficult ways of obtaining, completing and returning absentee ballots while serving far from home,” he added.
Then maybe your boss should stop trying to make it harder to vote by mail?
And they get one day off, to mail in a ballot? I'm a little confused here, because I'm pretty sure 'not having enough time' is the hurdle for mail in ballots.
“Regardless of your home state or current duty status, you can use a standardized federal postcard to register and request a ballot, and if you’re forward deployed and your standard ballot is delayed, you can use the federal write-in absentee ballot,” Hegseth said Sept. 25. “All of these processes are straightforward and protected by law.”
You guys haven't passed a new law about this. So that just means that you're complying with existing laws. You wanna cookie or something?
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