2009.11.03
Editorial: Getting the ballot out - on time
Absentee voters still face delays
The state needs more power to ensure overseas absentee ballots go out on time.
Last year, more than 2,000 Virginians were denied their right to vote on Election Day. They were citizens abroad, mostly members of the armed forces and their families but also Americans who work or just live in another country. They had problems voting because some local registrars sent out absentee ballots late, leaving insufficient time to return them by Election Day.
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