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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20121002:09:17:00

absentee ballot requests were less than half of the 2008 total. in virginia they are at 1 percent of the 2008 level. in ohio and north carolina this year s request were one-tenth of those four years ago. the dod relies on sketchy data in this regard. the pentagon has not spent the estimated 15-20 million dollars per year needed to establish the voting assistance offices that dod is required by law to set up at all installations. the record told fox news that it complies fully with the loss. it is the best it has ever been. we have all of the different methods and means at our disposal. we have the great web site with on-line that will walk folks through. we have a download. listen up it s not too late to request, e receive and cast

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20121001:22:34:00

has with other issues. part of it is because we re focused to keep america safe. i get that. in florida, absentee ballot request in florida were less than half the total. in virginia, they are at 1% of the 2008 levels. in ohio, north carolina, this year s request are one-tenth. the pentagon has not spent estimated 15 to 20 million per needed to establish the voting assistance offices that the d.o.d. is required by law to set up at all installations. it s the best it has been. we have the meth and means at the disposal, great website with online wizard to walk

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20120908:21:36:00

the department of defense is failing to provide voter assistance to military members and their families. that s a violation of federal law. molly henneberg is live for us in washington with more on this story. hi, molly. heather, six republican senators are really upset about this and say the defense department s efforts to uphold the law are, quote, at best, a hollow exercise. the 2009 law requires that the pentagon set up a voter assistance office on every military base to help servicemen and women maneuver through the voter registration processes and/or to request an absentee ballot. republican senators cornyn, ayotte, imhoff, chambliss, by point to a new report by the pentagon s inspector general saying attempts to check on the offices, quote, failed about 50% of the time. and the senators say where there are voting assistance offices, quote, they located many of them in places that can be hard to find or else play no role in

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20120906:23:44:00

never been better. she cites the ways to get the information out to the troops, such as social media and the voting assistance offices. we re committed to evaluating all of the tools in our arsenal, full, to include those offices to determine what are the most effective things going forward, what are the best ways to reach our be a septemberee voters. we will work with the congress and with all affected stake holders, including the services, to continue to take a look at that and refine the way in which we conduct outreach to absentee voters. more of the law requires that balances must be mailed by local election boards at least 45 days before the election. that deadline is really quickly approaching, just about two weeks from now, shep. shep: eric shaun, thanks very much. up on the big stage here at the dnc in charlotte is carey washington. she ll be joined by the actress, scarlet johansson and a lot of smiles with the crew members. mike emmanuel is here.

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20120906:23:42:30

Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20120906:23:42:30
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