GOP lawmakers sound alarm on military voting 'deficiencies' ahead of Election Day

FIRST ON FOX: With conscionable 4 days to spell until Election Day, Republican lawmakers are demanding answers from the Pentagon aft receiving complaints astir inadequate resources to assistance subject work members vote. 

Active work work members assertion the Pentagon has not allocated capable resources to fto them formed their ballot connected clip and that the stockpile of write-in absentee ballots connected astatine slightest 1 subject basal is depleted and has not been replenished, according to 3 GOP congressmen. 

Rep. Brian Mast, R-Mich., Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Mich. and Mike Walz, R-Fla., penned a missive to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin connected Wednesday, penning "with sedate concern" astir "deficiencies successful the Defense Department’s protocols," which besides includes not making work members alert of their options connected however to vote.

"Our nation’s brave men and women successful azygous brought to our attraction that determination has been inadequate acquisition astatine the administrative level connected however to registry to vote, petition an absentee ballot, and capable successful a national write-in absentee ballot if their state-issued ballot does not get successful time," the lawmakers write.

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A subordinate of the U.S. subject casts their ballot during the midterm runoff elections successful Georgia. Republican lawmakers person raised concerns that the Pentagon has not allocated capable resources truthful that active-duty work members tin formed their ballot connected time. (REUTERS/Cheney Orr)

"Other work members besides stated that erstwhile a petition for a national write-in absentee ballot was made, they were told the base’s stockpile of specified ballots was depleted and had not been replenished."

The lawmakers accidental it is imperative that the Pentagon does everything successful its powerfulness truthful the nation’s "elite warriors" person each accidental to ballot and that the Department of Defense (DOD) "mobilize each the indispensable resources implicit the adjacent 7 days" truthful that subject unit are fixed that opportunity.

They besides requested that Austin clarify what grooming oregon guidance is fixed to work members truthful that they tin ballot and what grooming is fixed to each unit’s Voting Assistance Office (VAO).

The Republicans besides asked if determination is simply a capable stockpile of national write-in absentee ballots for work members nationwide to ballot if their state-issued absentee ballot does not get connected time. Additionally, the lawmakers privation to cognize if subject unit person been fixed capable clip to reappraisal a illustration ballot electronically, truthful they cognize their voting options up of the predetermination oregon if they person to capable successful a national write-in absentee ballot. 

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Three GOP lawmakers penned a missive to Austin connected Wednesday, penning "with sedate concern" that the Pentagon has not allocated capable resources truthful that active-duty work members tin formed their ballot connected time.  (Vitalii Nosach/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)

Fox News Digital requested remark from the DOD regarding the missive but did not person a effect anterior to publication.

"Joe Biden and Kamala Harris person mobilized national manpower, resources, and taxation dollars to artifact state-level predetermination integrity measures, including successful Georgia and Virginia, done lawsuits and smears," Mast, a miliary seasoned who mislaid some his legs portion serving in Afghanistan successful 2010, tells Fox News Digital.

"They assertion to attraction astir ideology and the close to vote, yet they’ve failed to program accordingly to facilitate the close to ballot for each azygous 1 of our nation’s brave men and women successful uniform. This is perfectly unacceptable. Our nation’s elite warriors merit to person each accidental to ballot for the adjacent commander-in-chief, particularly since that idiosyncratic volition beryllium making life-and-death decisions for our troops."

Waltz, who served 27 years successful the U.S. Army and National Guard, echoed those sentiments. 

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Mast of Florida salutes astatine a run rally wherever erstwhile US President and 2024 statesmanlike nominee Donald Trump and vice statesmanlike nominee J.D. Vance appeared astatine Van Andel Arena successful Grand Rapids, Michigan, connected July 20, 2024.  (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

"Both Joe Biden and Kamala Harris person dismissed our warfighters serving successful combat zones by either falsely claiming the U.S. has suffered nary casualties nether this medication oregon by claiming thousands of these work members aren’t successful progressive combat zones," Walz tells Fox News Digital. "We request assurances these work members who are putting their lives connected the enactment for our state person the accusation and tools they request to formed their ballot to vote." 

Huizenga excessively said the concern "is wholly unacceptable."

"Sadly, this is the latest illustration of the Biden-Harris Administration failing to basal up for our servicemembers," Huizenga tells Fox News Digital.