Politico Highlights RNLA Call for Obama Admin to Protect Military Voters

This morning, the RNLA issued a press release calling on the Obama Administration to do more to protect military voters who are being disenfranchised by a number of states (including New York) who have failed to send ballots to military voters serving overseas. Politico's Mike Allen highlighted the press release this morning in a blog post.

A group of Republican lawyers and law students on Tuesday called for the Obama administration to do more to ensure that members of the military are able to cast ballots in the Nov. 2 elections.

David Norcross, chairman of the Republican National Lawyers Association, said in a statement: "The MOVE Act was passed last year to ensure that these brave men and women would have a voice in this fall's elections. It's unacceptable that any state would fail to meet that obligation. The Obama Administration must act swiftly to guarantee that ever service member receives his or her ballot in time to vote."

Allen also noted a curious lawsuit filed against Guam for failing to comply with the MOVE Act, versus some of the various states in the Union that have failed to meet the requirements of the Act.

But Norcross said in his statement: "Filing a suit in Guam is not a serious attempt to ensure that every state following the law and ensuring military votes. … The Justice Department should be filing similar suits in New York and any other state that is failing to meet the MOVE Act."