By Geoff Ziezulewicz, Stars and Stripes Mideast edition, Friday, August 8, 2008 • Read the letter here. Dozens of House and Senate members are asking the U.S. Justice Department to investigate the federal agency responsible for assisting overseas military voters, saying the potential exists for troops to be denied their chance to cast a ballot this year. In an Aug. 1 letter to U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey, Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and 34 other House and Senate members characterized the Federal Voting Assistance Program’s efforts as "wholly inadequate." They asked the Justice Department to determine whether the agency is "fulfilling its legal obligations" to provide troops and their families with voting information and resources. "We write to express serious concerns regarding the potential disenfranchisement of...
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