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Wednesday, January 7, 2009   

Denver, CO – Colorado is among 25 states needing to improve the process for allowing overseas U.S. military personnel to vote in a timely and secure way in stateside elections. The Make Voting Work project, by the Pew Center on the States, is the first such public analysis of the issue. It finds the Colorado system for overseas voting disenfranchises many servicemen and women because it requires them to deliver their ballots by fax or e-mail. That regulation raises concerns about privacy and ballot security.

Project Director David Becker says, accessing facsimile machines and computers isn't possible for all soldiers in the field.

"It’s very, very difficult from the perspective of the voter overseas to figure out exactly how to navigate through the system."

Becker says any delay or obstruction of the ability of overseas military personnel to cast their votes is denying them their democratic rights.

"Frankly, we’re failing in our responsibility to ensure access to our service members and voters living, working and serving overseas. Right now, while these voters are serving America, America’s voting system is not serving them."

Pew is working with an association of state law commissions to improve the overseas absentee voting process in time for the 2012 federal elections.

More information is available at www.pewcenteronthestates.org





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