Some military men and women are still waiting on absentee ballots

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - While early voting is an option for those who are here in the states, for the men and women in the military, voting absentee is their only option. A father of a soldier said his son serving in Afghanistan is still waiting on his absentee ballot.

"Time to ask some questions. Why aren't we getting ballots over there," Randy Williams asked.

Randy Williams' son is currently serving overseas in the Army in Afghanistan. For weeks he has been trying to help his son figure out where his absentee ballot's at. After talking with other soldiers families within the same company on Facebook, Randy found out his son isn't the only one.

"There were people from the Michigan area that were wondering where their ballots were."

The Director of Elections in Allen County, Beth Dlug, said each military unit should have an officer who can help them get their ballot. She also said they're a few more options available to people in the military because it takes a long time to mail out paperwork to them.

"To follow them out there and then to get the ballot back to us in time even though they get an extra 10 days afterwards it still can get a little dicey as to whether that mail process works for them," Allen County Director of Elections Beth Dlug said.

Williams thinks there are too many hoops for our military men and women overseas. The process should be just as easy as it is for us at home.

"They should be catering to our troops. The troops are protecting everybody and fighting for us. They should be able to hey put them at the top of the list and let's get this thing taken care of," Williams said.

Absentee ballots need to be submitted by October 29th.

There are resources for soldiers overseas who would like to cast an absentee ballot.

• fvap.gov (Click on "Get Started" button. You can even vote online.)
• Call a Federal Voting Assistance Program official at 1-800-438-8683.