Democratic Backed For News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Veterans group shifts focus from military voting to bigger election reforms April 29 A voter deposits his advance ballot in a dropbox Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, in Mission, Kan. (Charlie Riedel/AP) A group of high-profile veterans and defense leaders who last fall lobbied for military voters’ access to the polls is now shifting their campaign to ensuring free and fair elections for all Americans. Operation Protect Democracy, which grew out of the Count Every Hero Campaign founded last year, is calling for veterans to take a key role in election reform across the country and ensuring that...

A Chamber spokesman would not comment on why the leaders mentioned in this story chose to leave. "While the Chamber doesn't comment on specific personnel, we are proud of our talented staff, our record low turnover, and recent new hires," the spokesman said. "Our employees are crucial to serving our members and our mission to create jobs and stimulate economic growth." He noted that the group recently hired former House of Representatives parliamentarian Tom Wickham as senior vice president for state and local policy; Kasper Zeuthen, who led communications strategy on trade and other policy m...