A new Department of Defense policy will make voter registration easier for U.S. service members stationed at Tyndall Air Force Base and Naval Support Activity Panama City, as well as military personnel at all other U.S. military installations worldwide.
Sen. Charles Schumer, D-NY, and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, requested the DOD be required to provide voter registration materials and assistance at all U.S. military bases.
A statement on Schumer’s Web site said the new policy would turn U.S. bases into “one-stop shops” similar to state-run motor vehicle branches.
With the policy change, Schumer said the Pentagon would be required to offer voter registration forms at the time of each service member’s entry into active duty, transfer from one duty station to another, overseas deployment and on a standing basis.
The DOD would assist service members in submitting the registration forms to states.
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