Veteran Absentee ballots may have been destroyed in crash

[alucard13mmfmj]

http://news.yahoo.com/absentee-ballots-may-destroyed-crash-210240583--election.html

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Federal officials say that absentee ballots being sent to U.S. military serving in Afghanistan may have been burned in a plane crash.

A top official in the Federal Voting Assistance Program this week notified election officials across the nation that a transport plane crashed at Shindad Air Base on Oct. 19.

The crash resulted in the destruction of 4,700 pounds of mail inbound to troops serving in the area.

Federal officials in their email to state election offices said they did not know if any ballots were destroyed. They also said the lost mail was limited to one zip code.

But they recommended that election officials resend a new ballot to anyone who requested one since the first ballot may have been destroyed in the crash and fire.

[nobody's_hero]

I'd be more upset about a letter from mom burning up than a ballot. Particularly since it doesn't matter who they vote for, they're not coming home.

[ShaneEnochs]

I'd be more upset about a letter from mom burning up than a ballot. Particularly since it doesn't matter who they vote for, they're not coming home.

+rep

[Tinnuhana]

They don't need new ones mailed if they can get on line. They can print off one sent from their home town or get a generic one from voting assistance. Even if they're in the wilderness, there are enough bases around with WiFi in neighboring countries that could get them printed and sent MPS, getting to personnel within days.
Of course, whether they've thought this through or not is unknown.