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I am an active duty military member in Dover, DE. I am from Virginia Beach, VA and that is where I have my driver's license. As a result, that is where I am registered to vote and I have to do so via absentee ballot. The problem is I sent my application off in mid-August and the registrar says it was received on September 3, 2008. I kept checking to see if my ballot was mailed and I finally saw it was mailed on September 29, 2008 (I even called the registrar to ensure it was mailed and she ... View All

I am an active duty military member in Dover, DE. I am from Virginia Beach, VA and that is where I have my driver's license. As a result, that is where I am registered to vote and I have to do so via absentee ballot. The problem is I sent my application off in mid-August and the registrar says it was received on September 3, 2008. I kept checking to see if my ballot was mailed and I finally saw it was mailed on September 29, 2008 (I even called the registrar to ensure it was mailed and she confirmed). I hadn't received my ballot a week and a half later so I checked the regisrar's website and it said my ballot was now mailed on October 8th, 2008. When I called the registar to see what happened I was told that my ballot was never mailed on the 29th because the printer was broken. First, I want to know why there is only one printer for all of the absentee ballots in Virginia. Second, I want to know why they lied when I asked if my ballot was in te mail. Then I called today and they said it has been mailed and it is now "out of their hands." Ironically, my wife and I applied on the same day and she received her ballot last week and filled it out already. I would be cool with that if she didn't have a small hold up. She had to re-apply because her maiden name was still on her driver's license but somehow she still got her ballot first. I hate to think about conspiracy theories, but is it possible that Virginia (a traditionally Republican state) does not want me to vote because I am a Democrat? I claimed Democrat on my ballot because I want to participate and Democrat only elections (such as primaries). My wife did not declare partisanship on her ballot. Why won't VA send my ballot. Arby...we do have a voting officer to help military people, but they only help us fill out the appropriate paperwork. I have notified the head of the registrar's office. I also contacted the voter complaint department. I tried to write one of my congressman but I had the wrong e-mail address. I will try again tomorrow. Close All

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