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Military Voting And The Law: Procedural And Technological Solutions To The Ballot Transit Problem, R. Michael Alvarez, Thad E. Hall, Brian F. Roberts

Fordham Urban Law Journal

In this Article, we examine how the issue of military voting has changed over time from one beset by procedural difficulties, often intentional with states changing election laws to promote military voting only within a given set of parameters and to restrict voting by those deemed unworthy of the franchise, to a logistical and technological issue that focuses on how new technologies can fully facilitate military voting. Part II of this Article will briefly outline the scope of the military and overseas voting issue. Part III will outline and address the conflicting statutory frameworks between federal and state election laws. …